March 19, 2012 in Communication
This is the newest video our company has put out. You can find it below and also proudly displayed on the front page of our website. Everyone in the company is extremely proud of this video.
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September 13, 2011 in Communication
Conference calls with slides have become a more important presentation tool for businesses. Two main ways have evolved to do conference calls. The first and oldest is to send a Powerpoint document in advance to the call guests. During the call the host will call attention to different slides or points on the document. Each guest manages what they see. While a successful mode of presentation it has several possible shortcomings: Everyone may not be on the same page. For [...]
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August 22, 2011 in Communication
Just imagine flying at thirty five thousand feet and attending live webinars via wi-fi. Or emailing and instant messaging as the airplane drones across the cloudless August skies of mid-America. That time in the air could also be used to do some deep thinking, relaxing or just enjoying the luxury of being totally out of touch with the office--and yes, the ubiquitous always everywhere webinar events. You are on the company’s dime but no one can communicate with you. This [...]
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July 19, 2011 in Communication, Web Conferencing
Why integrate your phone conference and web conference for your next meeting? This is an especially apt question when you already have VOIP nested in your web conference platform. It seems much more convenient to just use a web conferencing platform. And you would accrue significant savings cutting out the conference calling bridge. There are five upsides though to using those good old fashioned conference call connections: The phone is universally available for conference calls while the computer is not. [...]
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July 1, 2011 in Communication, News
I am reminded of campfires and conference calls on these steamy hot days here in Iowa. What is the relationship, you may well ask between a conference call based on advanced technology and campfires that come out of our primeval past? It goes back to when I worked in Yellowstone National Park as a ranger. On those cool summer evenings. . . yes, cool, park visitors and myself would gather around the campfire to discuss and answer questions about the [...]
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June 27, 2011 in Communication
Our Webinar Pick of the Week goes to Trada, a paid search campaign firm.If you are involved in paid search on Google, Bing and Yahoo you want to make sure that you get the most bang for your buck. Trada's informative webinar covers thirteen conversion killers to avoid. Two of their experts show the do it your selfer how to work smart in achieving the best results for those costly ad campaigns. Just as an example, our competitors pay out [...]
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June 16, 2011 in Communication
Comparing conference call services may seem like a daunting task to the person assigned to wading through the dozens of conference call companies that pop up on your internet searches. It seems like you almost need a PH.D to figure this one out! How do you gain confidence that you have finally found a winner? Here are 5 Steps to Making that perfect choice: What is the range of their teleconferencing options? Some companies offer only one thing like flat [...]
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June 14, 2011 in Communication
How to make a conference call seems simple enough. All you need is to distribute a phone conferencing number and access code--right? It could be that simple if your conference call is small. On such a call everyone has arrived and it’s just like a conversation amongst a small group and it can go very smoothly. But sometimes calls can get really big like some government conference calls. Once the group gets up to 20, 30, 40, or 1000 people [...]
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June 2, 2011 in Communication
We have stepped into an exciting new paradigm for learning via the advance of web conferencing and webinar technologies. If you are a business, educational or public sector professional, ICWE has put together a 2 day professional meeting called 'New Learning Cultures'. You will rub elbows with over 2000 participants from 100 countries. With e-learning sweeping the educational and business world Online Educa sponsors have raised serious questions on how to use this technology effectively: How should we teach? How [...]
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May 12, 2011 in Conferencing Tips, Security Tips
Is wireless phone conferencing safe? It’s a legitimate question because phone conferencing users generally stay on the phone for periods ranging from 30 minutes to two hours. This exposes the average cell phone conferencer longer to radio frequency energy (RF). This according to some sources may result in an increased chance of brain cancer. The FCC and FDA take the position that wireless i.e. cell phone usage is a safe activity based on current research studies. However, the FCC also [...]
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