Category: Tips & tricks
The Shy Guy’s (and Gal’s) Guide to Online Meetings
Does the thought of leading a meeting scare the daylights out of you? Maybe just the idea of speaking your mind fills you with anxiety and dread. We’ve all felt a touch of it, so don’t get down on yourself....
When Not to Hold a Meeting
There are hundreds of good reasons to have a meeting. The budget needs to be finalized. The building is being renovated and the architects want to show off the plans. The company is looking to hire a new person. Your...
Tips To Keep Your Product Launch Webinar From Being Overly Promotional
In today’s technological world, marketers understand the importance of hosting online webinars to introduce new products and services, but they also understand the dangers of being overly promotional. Consumers can be easily turned off if the product is thrown right...
Videoconferencing Value-Sized
Adding value to your videoconferencing experience is one of the most essential elements to having the lasting effect that graduating your business from mere phone calls into the more professional arena of what integrating video into your business solutions provides....
Never Say These 7 Things to a Customer
There are some things that good salespeople know to say to a customer to get them to buy a product, or calm them down when they’re upset. Customer service is an art, and one that requires good communication. Part of...
Signs of Career Burnout – And What to Do About It
We all experience stress in our work lives. Overtime evening and weekend work are practically inevitable for some employees, as resources are stretched thin and more work needs to get done. The demands that are placed on employees often exceed...
How to Improve Information Delivery in a Webinar
Webinars average about an hour in length. The average attention span is 8 seconds. When you deliver a webinar, you are racing against time in two dimensions: the amount of time you have to present, and the amount of time...
Build Team Focus By Getting Real
In the fast-paced business arena, nobody has the sort of time to waste dedicated to going into personal details. Sure a little bit of talk around the water cooler could lead to better working relationships, but the truth of the...
Give the Scoop on Your Company – The Five W’s of a Business Introduction
The five W’s of news writing – who, what, when, where, and why – guide the content of breaking stories on the Web, on TV, and in print. It’s a tried and true paradigm for a reporter to get to...
What to Wear for Your Virtual Interview
Calling all corporate fashionistas! The interview outfit is part of what makes you stand out from the rest when you’re interviewing for a job. You might spend days thinking about what you’re going to wear. But did you know that...