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Coretalk For Schools. Absentee Management Sports / Event Teams Reduce Communication Cost. Coretalk. Coretalk is a PC to Mobile Texting product Operates from most PC’s Can operate in a network Doesn’t need to be internet enabled It is quick & easy to send texts
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CoretalkForSchools Absentee Management Sports / Event Teams Reduce Communication Cost
Coretalk • Coretalk is a PC to Mobile Texting product • Operates from most PC’s • Can operate in a network • Doesn’t need to be internet enabled • It is quick & easy to send texts • To one or a group of recipients • With standard & customised messages • Coretalk is easy to manage • Quick to manually enter and update customers • Or synchronise with Outlook, files or other data • Sent and received communication stored by recipient • Sound alert advises receipt • Easily see the trail of communication • How could it help a school environment? • I will show a few of its key features
AbsenteeNotices • Advise parents quickly • Standard text message permanently set up • Select the recipients • Send a text to them all (one or both parents) • Advantages • Quick and simple – time saving • Parent calls back or texts – cost reduction to the school • Less intrusive to parents • They will text from a meeting, but not call • Improved “hit rate” compared to phoning • Typically > 2 calls to achieve the same result • It is that simple!
Managing Sports orEvents Teams • Issues in managing teams • Children and parents • Travel & after game pick up • Venue and time changes • Practices and events • Can be at awkward hours • The coordinator may be mobile • Only tool is a mobile phone • Has to ring around (phone trees) • May end up paying themselves! • How does Coretalk get around this?
ManagingTeams • Team members are all part of a “group” • One text can be sent directly to the group • Practice reminders • Game reminders • Advanced venue changes • Cancellations • But sometimes you are not near a PC! Training reminder. 3:30pm Seddon fields thursdy night
U13g Venue change to Seddon Fields, same time. Remotely ManagingTeams • The manager / coach can be remote from Coretalk • One text to Coretalk, with a prefix of the group name i.e. “u13g Venue change to Seddon Fields…” • Coretalk relays the text to all group contacts • Problem solved!! Venue change to Seddon Fields, same time.
nxtu13g SEND More On Teams • Team members can query the next event • They text a code i.e. “nxtu13g Meaning Next Under 13 gold • Coretalk responds with details of the next game / practice etc. Under 13 gold. Nxt practice, Wed 3:30pm Seddon Park. Nxt game, Saturday 23rd 11am Domain. Manager Mike - mob 021521072
Team ManagementExperience • One person managed two soccer teams • Two Cancellations • Three venue changes • Two time changes • Changes were coped with quickly & easily • Everyone arrived on time and effectively • The system was very popular • Everyone liked the ease of information flow • Parents now encouraging the club to use the system for all teams
Coretalk General • Texting is not always the solution • But it can be part of the solution • It IS PERSONAL • Suits low emotion communications • Time critical, fact based, informative • Potential other uses in a School environment • Advice to parents of child in sick bay • Locating relievers • Staff alerts / meetings / messages • Events (arts, sports, picnics etc.) • Payment reminders
Coretalk Costs • $80 per month rental $60 per month for schools • Contract for 24 months • One off installation costs $150 • Payment by direct debit • Text costs scale with volume 1 – 99 17.8c (20 cents with GST) 100 – 2999 17c 3000 – 4999 16c 5000 + 15c Schools 15c per text fixed charge • Sponsorship is an option… • Coretalk can provide a prefix All Costs EXCLUDE GST
Thank You For Finding Out About Coretalk Contact: Mike Carroll 021 521 072