1. Skype For Business
SUMMER OF SKYPE 2018

2. Conference Calls

3. Using Skype for Business: Conference Call Meetings
Schedule and Join a Skype for Business Meeting
From the calendar view in Outlook, click the New Skype Meeting button.
Invite people, confirm date/time, and send.
Barnet uses integrated dial-in conferencing, so you will see the phone numbers auto- populate in your invite.
Use the Meetings within the Skype for Business client, or the link in the Outlook invitation to join the meeting from your laptop

4. Using Skype for Business: Conference Call Meetings
Sharing Meeting Content
Click the monitor icon and select the type of file you’d like to share.
Present PowerPoint when simply needing to show a presentation
Present Programs to share a live application, make changes on-the-fly
Present Desktop to toggle between applications, make real-time changes

5. Using Skype for Business: Conference Call Best Practices
Audio/Video performance is best via a fixed Ethernet connection
When live sharing, ask participants to choose “Fit to window” view for the best experience
You can record the audio / video to share afterwards
You can use a mobile headset
Protect confidential information: share only selected applications or close applications not needed for the meeting if you share your desktop

7. Competition outline ‘Skype bingo’  
Competition: Teams of up to 10 ppl for Skype Bingo – so will need to register team by a certain date. Must take screen shots of at least 5 activities. Winning team gets pizza for lunch! The bingo card is available on the TW3 microsite
Tasks for Skype weekly challenges / bingo card game below:
Week 1 – Instant Messenger
Week 2 - Skype Telephony
Week 3 – Conference calls
Week 4 – Advanced features
IM a team member via Skype
Skype call someone (chat)
Present a PowerPoint via Screen Share
Use Skype Whiteboard feature
Change status
Add contacts
Host a virtual Skype meeting – via Outlook
Use Skype polls to rate how the meeting went
Group IM as a team
Skype call someone (video) users might not have a webcam though - so optional