“Hello?” “Hello?” “Hey, so I-“ “What’s up-“ “Oh sorry you go first-” “Go ahead, man” “Hahaha” “Hahaha” For most computer users, Skype has been a staple application for close to a decade, and while it has great functionalities and user interface we always want a tech alternative, whether it’s Internet browsers, social media platforms, or […]

A virtual meeting is unlikely to replace in-person meetings entirely, but with rapid expansion and developing technologies, companies are cutting costs conducting virtual meetings while team members are geographically apart. While effective meetings generally follow a similar guideline, doing virtual work in the online meeting room can present a unique set of challenges -- here […]

Does your attention tend to slump later in the day? Is the "3PM wall" a real thing? Just when IS the best time to meet?

There are 3 things in life that are inevitable: death, taxes, and meetings... Okay... maybe a bit of an exaggeration there but if you’ve ever worked, chances are you’ve been in a meeting. While the percentage of productive meetings can range anywhere between 33 to 70%, we can all agree that we would rather be […]

Like everything else in life, screen sharing is a great tool that can be a double-edged sword. It can be used to teach, demo features, give presentations, and enhance your video communication overall. However, giving visual access to your device can lead to various business faux-pas. Although these faux-pas can be hilarious from the perspective […]

Andrew is going through his work schedule in his mind, trying to find any motivation to get out of bed today and into the cold morning air. “Oh great, not another slide show presentation.”

I know what you're thinking: "come on, we're all adults now. Do we really still need icebreakers to conduct a few meetings by video conference? The only icebreakers that I need are the ones that cruise through Arctic waters in the North-East to save trapped fishing boats... Am I right?"

Some time around 1930, JRR Tolkien started off the whole Lord of the Rings series by telling his children bed time stories about a little character he called "The Hobbit." He'd been dreaming up the world of the Hobbit since he was a child himself. In doing so, Tolkien pretty much invented the whole "Fantasy […]

The Borg are a highly evolved species of cybernetic organisms in the Star Trek Universe whose goal is to "Achieve perfection." They generously offer to assimilate less perfect species into their collective. Sometimes the inferior species (like humans) aren't so keen on being drones in a perfect collective. In 2013, TV Guide named the Borg […]

A writer I know wrote a book sitting at her landlord's dining table in Ontario, then flew to a beach cabin in Bali and wrote the sequel. Meanwhile, she's an employee of a publishing house in New York City. She goes in to "the office" about twice a year. The job of "escritor" has evolved […]