Whether you choose a Teleseminar or Webinar, both are viable means of bringing information to an audience that is eager to learn, as well as excellent methods of promoting products and services.

Which option is best for your business depends on your business needs and how much money you have available to spend.

Why choose a teleseminar?

Teleseminars are relatively easy to plan and execute. Presentation involves listening and not seeing. For this reason, all you need to worry about is that the content you choose is beneficial to your listeners and is entertaining and engaging enough to keep them listening.

It is also important that your voice is clear and strong so that each of the attendees does not miss a word of what was said.

When you host a teleseminar, you open it up to a larger audience because the only equipment required is a phone. Even in this modern age there are people who do not own computers.

There are also people who have computers but don’t know enough about how they work to attend a webinar. Teleseminars are very direct and easy for the average person to participate in, which makes them part of their mass appeal.

If you do a teleseminar, the biggest cost to you will be the price of the phone bill. You will most likely have to pay long distance charges, as people are unlikely to attend if they have to pay the hefty phone charges involved.

However, participants may be quite willing to pay a small registration fee to offset the money they’ll have to pay on their phone bill.

Why choose a webinar?

Webinars cost more and require more time and preparation, but have the added benefit of visual presentation. This means more senses are being used and a better overall experience can be achieved.

Webinars make it possible for attendees to be active participants in the material being presented to them. A person attending a webinar can view the live transcript and can type questions related to it for further clarification.

Hosting a webinar can be a bit more expensive than a teleseminar due to the technology required; however, it is very economical in other aspects. For example, a webinar can take place in an online chat room where people from all over the world can participate without having to worry about paying extra for this or that.

If there are any guides or reference and/or printable materials that accompany the webinars, these can be easily viewed online for free and downloaded from a web page.

Both teleseminars and webinars have their good points. It’s important to think ahead of time about potential issues that could arise with connectivity, as this is a very real concern for both of you.

Teleseminars tend to be better suited for smaller groups of people and for shorter periods of time, while webinars are better for a larger group of participants over a longer period of time.