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In this video I'm going to go over what is skype, how to install skype, and a few settings
on how to use skype for business reasons. So first of all, what is skype? Skype is basically
an online instant messenger with a lot of very advanced features. You can use it to
instant message people, just like you would with AIM or Google Chat. But you can also
use it for calling someone on their telephone, video conferencing- so doing face to face
conferencing with web cameras although a web camera is optional to use skype. And then
also screen sharing. You can share your screen with the person you're on skype with. Now
skype is for the most part free but there are a few features that do cost a little bit
of money for example calling a phone overseas and they charge you per a minute. But if you're
just calling somebody else's Skype it doesn't matter where they are in the world, then that
is free. So how do you get started with skype? First of all you go to Skype.com and once
you're on Skype.com you should see this screen. All you're going to have to do is
click on this join button. And then it will lead you to create an account with them. All
you have to do is fill out all of this information and select a skype username. Now please be
careful with your Skype username you definitely want to use something that is professional
and that represents you and your brand in a great manner. You wouldn't want to do
just a random word with a bunch of numbers. Keep in mind this is your brand and you're
going to be sharing this with people. So remember your Skype username and then once you are
all set up then you go over here and download Skype. And then you click "Get Skype for
your Windows Desktop" or if you have a PC, sorry- a Mac or Linux system you can go ahead
and figure out how to do that as well from this screen. Once you download Skype it's
going to look a little something like this. You are going to go ahead and enter your Skype
username right there and your password. And then it will log you in. Now the first feature
you need to understand is how to add a contact. Go here at the bottom and click add a contact.
So if for example, you wanted to add me you'd go under Skype name and type in my username
and then click add. Then it would add me into your list. So once somebody is already in
your list, how do you make a phone call to them? What you do is double click on their
profile and you click call. So then once you are on the call with them what you would need
to do is click on this plus button right here and click Share Screens. So now I'm sharing
my screen live. And once you want to stop sharing you just click this button right here-
stop sharing. If you want to hang up or mute your microphone you can do that as well. Or
you can hang up like this. And that's it. That's all you have to do to learn Skype
for Business.