What is a Webinar and How Does it Work?

A webinar is an online event that is hosted by an organization/company and broadcast to a select group of individuals through their computers via the Internet.  (A webinar is sometimes also referred to as a "webcast", "online event" or "web seminar".)

A webinar allows a speaker from the hosting organization/company to share PowerPoint presentations, videos, web pages or other multimedia content with audiences that can be located anywhere.   

Webinars typically have audio and visual components. The visual component of a webinar is shared through a web conferencing tool or Internet browser. The audio portion of a webinar is usually broadcast through the audience’s computers (through speakers and media players) or through the telephone.

A webinar also allows the hosting organization/company to interact with an audience. The audience can ask the speaker or moderator (who is leading the webinar) questions in real-time through an instant messaging tool, e-mail or telephone. 

Computer System Requirements for Participating in a Webinar

To view this webinar you must have Internet Explorer or Netscape (version 4.7 or higher) as your internet browser and have Windows Media Player (version 6.4 or higher). You also need to enable cookies in your internet browser (go to Tools, choose Internet Options and select the Privacy tab).

Minimum Computer Requirements:

• Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or Vista operating system
• 200 MHz Intel® Pentium® MMX processor or equivalent
• 64 MB of RAM
• 56 Kbps modem - video
• audio sound card and speakers
• color video display card
• minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768

If you have a technical issue accessing the webinar, please contact your company’s IT department.