Posts Tagged ‘ideaarsenal’
Blogger: Andrew Osterday
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
If you think you have a lot of meetings, talk to Google VP of Search Products, Marissa Mayer. She’s in over 70 meeting every week. Yet, she credits her meeting structure for leading to some of Google’s most innovative ideas.
In a recent BusinessWeek article (“How to run a meeting like Google“), Mayer lists her six steps to running successful meetings:
1. Set a firm agenda
2. Take notes
3. Carve out micro-meetings
4. Hold office hours (me: great idea for hard to reach executives)
5. Discourage politics, use data
6. Stick to the clock
Tags: 2010 resolutions, andrew osterday, andrew osterday blog, businessweek, Google, ideaarsenal, Innovation, meeting agenda, meeting expert, meeting resolutions, meeting tips, online meeting, PGi, PGiMeet, premiere global services, Web conferencing, web meeting
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Blogger: Andrew Osterday
Monday, November 16th, 2009
In my last post I wrote about how the daily commute not only wastes more than 100 hours of the average American’s year, but often creates stress that spills over at home.
I don’t know about you, but I despise waiting in line, especially when what I’m waiting in line for is a big, steaming bowl of more stress. Isn’t there something better we can do with our time?
Luckily, online meeting and conferencing technology is now letting thousands of workers, including yours truly, avoid the rush hour and the stress that accompanies it. Even working from home one day a week makes a big impact in my quality of life. It’s not bad for the environment either.
Tags: andrew osterday, conferencing and collaboration, daily commute, ideaarsenal, online meetings, PGiMeet, phone conferences, Premiere Global, rush hour, teleconference, tips to work from home, Web conferencing, web meeting, working from home
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Blogger: Andrew Osterday
Monday, November 9th, 2009
In 2005 it was reported that the average American spends over 100 hours in traffic delays every year. That’s more than the average two weeks (80 hours) of vacation most workers take each year.
A recent study in the New York Times shows the effects of this burnout and how it can spill over at home in the form of arguments, stress, and bad moods.
Time is the most precious commodity, isn’t it? Think what you would do if you could have that 100 hours back. Or even if you could simply avoid the burnout associated with the “rat race” commute. Could you spend more time with your family? Could you perform better at your job?
Tags: andrew osterday, audio conferences, benefits of working from home, ideaarsenal, love meetings, online meetings, PGiMeet, phone conferences, phone meeting, premiere global services, teleconferencing, web conferences, Web conferencing, web meeting, working from home
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Blogger: Andrew Osterday
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Studies show that audiences retain only 10% of what they hear and 20% of what they see. Sadly, this fact applies to colleagues in your business meetings, too.
Common distractions during business meetings, like an overflowing email inbox begging for attention, make it tough to get your message across, much less retained.
But when these same audiences – including your colleagues – are presented with a communication that combines voice and visual elements – like a web meeting – retention soars to 65%! Now that’s progress.
(Image courtesy of Brainshark)
Tags: andrew osterday, conferencing and collaboration, ideaarsenal, Meetings, PGiMeet, retention, sales presentations, training, Web conferencing, web meetings
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Blogger: Andrew Osterday
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Are you finding it difficult to create the rapport virtually that you have when you make a face-to-face presentation?
Uncomfortable that you are missing your prospect’s nonverbal cues, so you can’t sense their reaction and adjust in real time?
With budgets tight there is high demand for virtual meetings – both audio and web. And while these tools allow professionals to connect instantly over long distances for a fraction of the cost of getting on a plane (not to mention the hassle,) one has to agree that the ability to read guests’ facial expressions and body language is missing.
Tags: andrew osterday, Conferencing, COS, face-to-face meeting, ideaarsenal, marketing, PGiMeet, polling, premiere global services, presenting over the phone, selling over the phone, virtual meetings, voice inflection, voice speed, voice tone, web conferencing tips, web seminar tips, webinar tips
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Blogger: Andrew Osterday
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
If you’re a PGiMeet customer, there’s a good chance you’ve already experienced our reliable, crystal clear audio services. Our goal is to provide tools that allow you to have meaningful meetings virtually anywhere in the world.
To make sure you are squeezing the maximum value out of your meetings, we want to ensure you know the features available to both meetings hosts and guests. Next time you’re in a meeting, try out these features to enhance your conversation:
Guest Meeting Management Features:
• Press *1 to hear a help menu.
• Press *0 to reach an operator.
Tags: * features, andrew osterday, audio conference, audio star features, conferencing features, ideaarsenal, meeting management features, PGiMeet, premiere global services, ReadyCast features, ReadyConference features, star codes, star features
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