Meetings can be a hassle, and if you don’t plan them right, they can take away from your productivity. Make sure that your online meetings are as effective as possible with FreeConference.com and use these five tools (among the many other features we offer) to make your conference call experience as convenient as possible!
While it may not always be an ideal solution, people in their old age are sometimes placed in long-term care facilities. Nursing homes, or convalescent homes, are care centres where the elderly and infirm are placed for round-the-clock caretaking. There are many reasons for placing the elderly in nursing homes—there may be technology available that […]
As a discipline, urban design is both very broad and very particular. It encompasses architecture, engineering, geography, social studies, and geopolitics, and is utilized to organize and optimize public spaces. Whereas architecture is focused on the individualities of buildings, urban design takes a more holistic approach—the design of buildings, the functions of city infrastructure, and […]
How can artists use video conferencing services for their work? Turns out there are quite a number of ways for artists to use these services. Real-time collaborative projects, performance art, and networking are just a few ways FreeConference.com can help artists realize their work. The world of art is changing, and with it changes the […]
The world around us is changing. And fast! How does one keep up? One way is by embracing new technology such as online meeting tools. Here’s an example: Conference calling. In the early days of conferencing, callers had access to nothing but a dial-in number and code, and that was enough. Not so any longer: […]
As the world of communication technology changes day-to-day, so does the world of medicine—with Internet video calling becoming increasingly popular, there are many opportunities for medical practitioners to offer advice and support through online communications. Be its distance, medical conditions (aging, short and long-term disabilities), doctors and other service providers may need to immediately contact.
Within the appropriate and expected professional boundaries, doctors can be more than just caregivers—a good doctor must also offer a significant amount of emotional support to patients, especially those suffering from chronic illness or those in palliative care. Warmth, kindness, and patience are all desirable traits in the doctor-client rapport, alongside ethical practice and professionalism. […]
Respecting staff time is an organizational strategy with infinite benefits. It helps you attract and keep better staff, and no matter what your goal, it helps you achieve it more. But for staff teams to be greater than the sum of their parts, they need to communicate well, and that includes meetings. Oh no, not […]
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 […]
