Category: Tips

Picture yourself working on a major research project for a university—half of your team is in Montreal, the other is in a remote area in the American Southwest. There has just been a major breakthrough, but time is running out. Your projected deadline is approaching fast, your team is overworked, and taking a whole day’s […]

Between balancing the goals of the team, and focusing on the needs of individual players, coaching can be a difficult job—it can be made even more difficult when things happen and a team can’t be all together when it needs to be. No matter the circumstances, any good coach should always be in touch with […]

When it comes to mentoring, coaches and athletes should always be in close contact. For those moments when coaches and players are separated, FreeConference.com offers a handful of useful free video calling services for support, strategy, and seamlessly fluid communication. Athletes rely on coaches to offer valuable advice about technique, conduct play strategies, and offer […]

Your schedule is packed. You couldn’t be busier if you tried. Juggling priorities is challenging for even the most experienced businessperson; worse yet when there’s more on your plate than you can tackle successfully in a timely manner. Conference calling can be a big time saver; that is, if done correctly. All too often the process […]

No matter the discipline, scientific research is an inherently collaborative process. From drafting a hypothesis, to collecting data, to revising the final version of a publication, scientific research demands the work of a great number of people working towards a final, common goal—how can one prove a hypothesis through quantifiable, logical means? What steps does […]

While one of the main goals of a life coach is to help a client with some aspect of their life—such as relationship issues, career goals, or overall well-being—it is also important for coaches to be reasonable, transparent, and empathetic in how they charge clients for their time. Clients pay life coaches for someone to […]

Everybody needs a spiritual “lift” now and then—whether you are unsatisfied with your relationships, your career, or your overall happiness and well-being, life coaches can assist you through the more difficult, uneasy times. Although it is important not to confuse life coaches with therapists or psychologists, life coaches can help you find a more significant […]

In May 2015, 10 Swiss plainclothes law enforcement officers burst into the luxurious Baur au Lac Hotel in Zurich and slapped handcuffs on a number of high ranking FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Board members as part of indictments of 14 officials who, in the words of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, have: "Abused […]

Conference calls are no longer the expensive privilege of big corporations. They have become so cheap and cheerful that churches are using them to broadcast sermons, and many other grassroots community organizations are keeping in touch and promoting better communication with teleconference technology. But each organization has its own unique structure and operations. Could Alcoholics […]

The Internet has completely changed the landscape for freelance writers, opening up new markets, and allowing us to live where we want, but still find the right employers, wherever they might be. The Cloud has changed the economics of writing, too. Freelance writers use free online meetings to cut overhead costs, so we can charge […]