Tips to lead a successful conference call

How video conferencing can actually help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions

Dora Bloom on December 22, 2019

Sparklers for celebrating new years It’s the same routine at the end of every old year and the beginning of the new one. Except for this year, we’ve got a new decade to look forward to! With a fresh start comes resolutions we promise we’ll keep. After all, every one of us has good intentions to live a healthier, stronger, more capable life, but the reality is that it’s harder than it looks! Or is it?

What if video conferencing could actually help you keep your new year’s resolutions longer than a month? According to a survey of over 1,450 Americans, the most popular New Year’s resolutions are: Exercise to get in shape, diet to lose weight, save money, eat healthier in general, adopt a self-care routine and travel. Perfectly normal habits and attitudes towards living a healthy active lifestyle.

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9 Foolproof Ways To Save Money When Starting A Business

Sam Taylor on March 5, 2019

It’s hard to think that some of the mega-corporations today came from such humble beginnings as small businesses! With nothing but a wing and a prayer, these forward-thinking future CEOs forked over lots of their time, and tons of their money to pursue their dreams of entrepreneurship. And to imagine that most of our household items, the ones we couldn’t possibly manage our day to day without, are quite literally a product and combination of innovation and the courage to see it through to the end from merely a dream.… Read more →

5 Benefits To Taking Your Coaching Business Online

Dora Bloom on February 25, 2019

For any coaching business, your success is built on a one-on-one connection. This is why free online calling technology that includes video calls has been instrumental in the way in which coaches are able to conduct their services. Second to being in person, anyone from anywhere can have a face-to-face interaction with real-time conferencing, giving coaches the tools they need to be able to connect with their clients virtually.

In person, coaching gives you a sense of what your clients are saying even if they’re not really saying it. Nonverbal communication is critical in a coaching session and reveals a deeper understanding for a coach to gain insight – but since it’s not always possible to set up an in-person meeting, group communications technology offers am exceptional second option. Here’s how going virtual is a win-win situation for you and your clients.… Read more →

4 Reasons Why Recording Your Meetings Improves Performance

Sara Atteby on February 5, 2019

If you need any more proof that video has become such an integral part of our lives at home and in business, just take a quick scan around you. Notice the use of a camera in the technology you use every day, like in the corner of your smartphone, at the top of your computer, even at a busy intersection downtown. Everywhere, we have the ability to see via a lens and be transported somewhere else.

Like in a meeting, perhaps? For your next brainstorming or networking sync, open your email and you’ll most probably see video recording details attached. Easy, reliable, and with all the bells and whistles to improve any meeting, group communication video technology has become an effective way we communicate with each other.… Read more →

Delegating to Remote Teams with Free Conference Calling

Sam Taylor on November 6, 2018

Efficiently Manage Remote Teams Across the Globe with Free Conference Calling

If you’re a person that has to manage remote teams, you know that keeping people accountable and on-track isn’t always easy. Remote workers often won’t see your vision for how you want a project to look, especially if you are just connecting over email. What’s worse, telling your remote teams to make extra revisions will only cost you time and money. Instead, why not try free conference calling?… Read more →

How to Conduct a Conference Call That Sticks to Your Agenda

Sam Taylor on October 16, 2018

Conducting Conference Call Meetings that Stay on Track

Holding regular meetings or conference calls is important for building relationships and achieving shared objectives. That said, no one likes to get pulled into meetings that drag on and on but accomplish little. Not only can holding such meetings waste time and hamper productivity, too many of these types of calls can cause invitees to not take your scheduled meetings seriously. In today’s blog, we’ll be going over some tips for how to conduct a conference call meeting that is more productive and less-time consuming.

Whether you’re trying to make meetings shorter or simply want to make sure all your agenda items get addressed during your conference, a little preparation along with free conference call software can help you keep meetings on-topic and on-time.… Read more →

How to Make Conference Calls Part of Your Donation Funnel

Kyle on October 2, 2018

For non-profit owners, it’s more of a vocation than a job. Margins are usually tight, and sometimes you have to rely on the kindness of people around you to get by. But that’s okay because you know that every dollar you put towards your cause goes straight to where it’s needed most. Well, what if I told you that learning how to make conference calls could potentially create a noticeable increase in your donations –and the best part is that you can do it for free!… Read more →

5 Business Etiquette Tips For Hosting International Conference Calls

Sam Taylor on September 20, 2018

Thanks to the advancements in communications technology (mostly the internet), it is easier than ever for people in different parts of the world to connect and do business. In today’s global economy, international conference calls are common and very simple to set up. Now, before you go off to arrange your next international conference call, here are 5 international business etiquette tips to help ensure your call goes smoothly and successfully.… Read more →