Expedition Portal and The Africa Overland Network present the Overland Live Series.

[Christian P.]

A few more comments:

-i think the session went extremely well. we had done some testing before but i was still nervous..
-we had about 70-80 people watching/listening/asking questions.
-the chat formula works well I think. You can comment and ask question as the session goes - and everyome sees it. if the presentor wants to, they can answer right away or delay to later.
-in order to avoid unwanted noise, everyone is muted except the presenter and the host.
-starting next year, we will have more regular sessions. The first guest on Jan 9th is Luis/Lacey from Lostworldexpedition.

You can already register and see some of the presentations coming - we will have some special guests to announce soon...
http://www.overland-live.com/podcast.htm

[1leglance]

I really think these sessions have much more value as a Q&A instead of a trip report.
The 1 way mode of a website or written 2 way of a forum works best for presenting an overview of a trip.
The value of a live session is interaction, the ability to ask questions and get answers and the emotions that come through when a person speaks. All the non-verbal cues that are a major part of asking someone thought provoking questions.
To take it a step further, I would say that a live session has it's greatest value in non-tech questions.
Asking about how the truck was build is a forum thing, asking about what it was like "living" in the truck for 2 years is an emotional thing as best ask live.

I enjoyed the trip overview, don't get me wrong, but with only a very limited amount of time I think people will do this for the chance to connect and get the real feel for the presenters.

For me personally it is all about how a trip changes someone, how they felt, what they were thinking/feeling in the moment. What was in their toolkit is for the forum.

[rain76king]

I watched the recorded version. Great stuff, I was impressed with it and have registered for the next one as well.
Thanks for putting this together guys.

[DirtDiggler]

For those of you who missed it, you can listen and view the presentation here:

https://expeditionswest.webex.com/ex...85ed73aed82168

thanks!

this link doesn't work for me. is the recording still available???

I would love to watch it!!

[Christian P.]

Everyone

Our next Overland Live session will be next Sunday Jan 9th with Lacey and Luis.

They just finished sending their truck across the Darien Gap and they will be explaining that process, amongst other topics.

Please register here - it is free!

http://lostworld.doattend.com/

[Christian P.]

There is still a few days left before the next Overland Live session.

Luis and Lacey just spent the last few weeks in Columbia - and fight with torrential rain and ants.

Check the latest on their blog:

http://lostworldexpedition.com/Updates/

[cruiseroutfit]

How did yesterdays segment go? I'll be looking forward to downloading the recorded talk.

[zeroland]

Here is the link to both of our latest sessions:
http://www.overland-live.com/podcast-recorded.htm

We have a few more sessions lined up:

Asia Overland on a Honda 110cc motorbike
Southern Africa Overland - all about living the overland dream
Long Range Desert Group - retracing the steps in two WWII jeeps

See the DoAttend website for more details.

[DirtDiggler]

Yay, that link is working for me! Thanks.

[zeroland]

This Sunday (23rd January) we will be hosting our next Overland Live session.

If you like motorbikes, and are inspired by Asia, then this talk is for you.
Nathan is not you typical 'Long Way Round' character... he is inspirational and practical and completed his trip on a 110cc Honda Postie Motorbike.



You can register here: The Postman
Event starts at 10am PST; 12pm CST and 7pm GMT.

Shout if you have any questions...