If you thought that video conferencing is the domain of business tycoons and their minions, you will have to think again. Sure, business deals are made, partnerships are formed, mergers are discussed, and using the video conferencing technology firms new product launches up. Yet, more and more private parties are discovering the wonderful world of video conferencing.

As a matter of fact, the technology has alread (more…)

What is your company’s hierarchy of communication?  When should someone send an email?  When should that email be CC’d?  When should the mass of replies and forwards stop, and all involved join a conference call?  Unlike the old days, we don’t wait on communication; it waits breathlessly to be used by us.  So when and how should we use it?

With more technology come more options, and many more choices.  If you (more…)

When you host an audio conference call, web conference, or video conference, you are engaging in an interactive dialogue with your participants. This reveals a weak point: if you conduct the best webinar in the world, but without any participants, do you make a sound?

Finding participants for your webinars is sometimes easy. They could be employees for the quarterly meeting, or your core customers for the bi (more…)

Teleconferencing means two or more people can enjoy a telephone conversation no matter where they are, whether that is a different room or a different city. There are many advantages teleconferencing has brought with businesses benefiting from a more efficient method of working and communicating with other colleagues.

Making efficiency gains will be an attractive feature for every business. As teleconferencing can take p (more…)

Our reliance on technology is increasing constantly. In fact, the other day I read an article that talked about the setting up of video conferencing facilities in a hospital so that doctors and patients can keep in touch. The rise of technology has frequently been associated with the rise of a certain robotic-ness in our attitudes to life. Are we really turning into robots in human skin thanks to the rise of technology? That is (more…)