Duplicate Powerpoint to another PC over network?

[kranky]

Person is bringing in some expert to do training. The expert is bringing a laptop and running a presentation over our projector. They want to know if it's possible to duplicate the presentation over the network to show on a remote office's PC. But they aren't allowed to do anything to the expert's laptop software.

I know it's a computer question but could not determine where it belonged (peripherals, general hardware, graphics, computer help...)

 

[Numenorean]

Email them the fucking powerpoint file. Done.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

If I am understanding you correctly, there are a few different ways you can make this happen. The easiest is just to use a web conference service like GoToMeeting and have the remote office log-in. Powerpoint 2010 also has a broadcast feature but I haven't used it much.

If the expert can't even install conference plug-ins, he can email you the presentation and you can put it on a laptop, join the conference, and have him use that to present.

 

[vshah]

netmeeting is built in to windows

 

[kranky]

Expert will not provide the actual Powerpoint file, or install anything like GoToMeeting. The content is his proprietary, copyrighted training materials and he gets big money for doing this training, so he won't do anything that could conceivably enable someone to snag the material. He says GTM makes it too easy to record things, and he's now annoyed as I can tell he thinks I'm trying to pull something over on him. I can tell I'm not going to get any cooperation on this from him.

The Powerpoint 2010 broadcast thing looked interesting and I will try that next time I need to present something when people at remote offices are involved. Had not heard of that before. Typically I just send the PPT but it's hard to remember to keep saying "next slide" during the presentation so the remotes can stay in sync, or when going back to review something because of a question to say "Now back in slide 23...". The broadcast thing solves that completely, and it doesn't require anything on the remote end other than a browser. Thx.

Had hoped there would be some method that would make this work by connecting it inline between his laptop and the projector, doesn't seem likely though.

 

[Numenorean]

Then tell the fucking expert if he's such a hotshot he should know how to do remote presenting. Ask if you can get a discount on his obviously sub-par services.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Then tell the fucking expert if he's such a hotshot he should know how to do remote presenting. Ask if you can get a discount on his obviously sub-par services.

There's some truth to this. If you're paying the guy to present to your staff and he isn't willing to use GTM or another web conference solution for remote workers, then I'd probably tell him he needs to figure it out or he can take his business elsewhere.

 

[seepy83]

This "expert" you hired sounds like and asshole and he needs to re-evaluate his own logic. He will let you steam his presentation to a remote location as long as you don't use gotomeeting, webex, etc. Suppose there was some sort of in-line hardware solution that would broadcast the slides across the network. What's stopping your remote location from setting up a video camera to capture the content?

 

[Numenorean]

This "expert" you hired sounds like and asshole and he needs to re-evaluate his own logic. He will let you steam his presentation to a remote location as long as you don't use gotomeeting, webex, etc. Suppose there was some sort of in-line hardware solution that would broadcast the slides across the network. What's stopping your remote location from setting up a video camera to capture the content?

And any expert wouldn't have the important stuff in the powerpoints anyway. The important stuff, and what you would be paying him for, is what he presents himself. The powerpoints are just a guide, or at least should be just a guide. With enough information to keep him on track, make his points clear and offer enough info that can be used to jog the memory of a participant later.

 

[seepy83]

Maybe the OP's company can sign a contract with him promising that the content won't be recorded? If he's that concerned about his expert content being stolen, then I would think he has this in place already.

Does he search the facility for hidden video cameras and microphones before he gives a presentation?

 

[SpatiallyAware]

At this point I'd tell him to gtfo and I'd find another 'expert'. Obnoxious.

 

[kranky]

Yeah, well, the guy is in his 60's, he's an expert in his specialty, and apparently does things the way he wants. I'll just let them know it can't be done the way they proposed, and they can either convince the expert to give up the PPT file, convince him to use GTM, or bring the people from the remote locations here to watch it.

Now it's their problem.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Can he share his screen with you useing join.me ? Unless he's not willing to install a web plug in then I got nothing.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

The only way to do it would be via webcam, and even then he'd claim people were remotely recording.

 

[SandEagle]

what specialty is this? i must know.