authorSTREAM Makes Real-Time Presentation Discussions Possible with Present Live

Innovative service brings presenters and attendees together to discuss PowerPoint presentations on the Web. Enables presenters to share a presentation with a select circle of friends or associates, live on the Internet. A quick and easy way of discussing a presentation using text chat and third party audio conferencing, this facility has opened up a new channel of live communication for use in business, education, entertainment and other sectors.

Raleigh, NC, United States, September 2, 2008
authorSTREAM, a Web-based PowerPoint presentation sharing platform today announced a new feature 'Present Live'. Present Live is an online presenting and meeting solution allowing presenters to deliver a PowerPoint presentation with maximum ease and control via the Internet. authorSTREAM users can discuss a presentation while communicating, using the inbuilt group-chat feature or a third-party audio conferencing facility like Skype.

Presenters just need to upload a PowerPoint presentation and share the 'Present Live' link with their contacts. All invited contacts can then watch and discuss the same presentation using text chat. Slide delivery is synchronized in real time, which means that when the presenter changes a slide, everyone attending will be on the same slide. Animations work the same way as in an offline PowerPoint file. Presenters can also display at a conference where attendees can discuss using a VoIP application like Skype or using the regular conference call.

Harman Singh, CEO of authorGEN Technologies, the parent company of authorSTREAM says, “As a commitment to enable our users to share their PowerPoint presentations over the Internet and other mediums, we have introduced the Present Live feature. We are trying to bring a similar experience to PowerPoint users in the online mode as it would be in the offline mode - PowerPoint users usually present their presentations live in board rooms, conference rooms and classes. Now they can do the same thing online - start the presentation, communicate with their audience live, change slides that are synchronously displayed on everyone's screen and so on."

Umesh, Product Head of authorSTREAM adds, "Most of us are already in the habit of using PowerPoint to present our ideas and discussing them in our conference rooms. Present Live will help us do that online now, with people sitting across the globe, at home or at office, holidaying at Hawaii or at a coffee shop in the evening!"

Main features of Present Live

The Present Live service is a powerful feature for presenting PowerPoint in real-time across the globe to a select audience. Here's an overview of the main features:
PowerPoint presentations can be uploaded and shared with contacts using the 'Present Live' link
All invited attendees can watch and discuss the same presentation
All attendees will be on the same slide in the presentation, synchronized with the presenter when a slide is changed.
Animations work the same way as in a regular offline PowerPoint file
All attendees can discuss the presentation using the chat box or using audio conferencing through a VoIP application like Skype or through a conference call
The service comes at no cost to authorSTREAM members

Registration is free: http://www.authorstream.com/present-live/.

About authorSTREAM

authorSTREAM is a powerful online presentation-sharing engine that allows Web users to upload Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations and provides multiple options to share with friends, students or co-workers located across the globe. Launched in 2007, authorSTREAM is a free online community that gives members access to thousands of presentations on hundreds of subjects. Members can find exciting presentations on just about any topic, rate them, post a comment and even embed them in blogs and other social communities. authorSTREAM is a software as a service (SaaS) solution developed by authorGEN Technologies, a provider of e-learning software products and services that enable complete communication over the Internet.

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