Posts Tagged ‘Web conferencing’
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: Stacy Tenenbaum
Friday, December 11th, 2009
In my last blog entry, I discussed using web conferencing during the interview process. It may make some people a bit uncomfortable, but it is a work related activity. What about watching a funeral online?
If that sounds weird, you might be surprised to hear that it’s already happening. Early this year ABC News ran an article “Web Grief: Funeral Webcasts Gain in Popularity.” On the one hand, the idea of a soldier overseas being able to participate in a family funeral sounds like a good idea. But what’s next? Skipping a local funeral so you can watch the webcast while checking your email and eating lunch?
Tags: Meetings, stacy tenenbaum, Web conferencing
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Blogger: Annie Tsai
Monday, December 7th, 2009
First thing’s first… Our CMO, Jackie Yeaney, posted this fantastic blog post on Fast Company, and I couldn’t agree more. All signs for me point to Meeting Maestro. Have you figured out what kind of meeting personality you are?
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Do you love meetings? I love meetings. Let me tell you why.
- I live in San Francisco. My teams are in Georgia, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Jersey, and all over Europe and Asia Pac. Virtual communication – email, chat, sms, web and audio meetings are my primary form of communication with my peers.
Tags: annie tsai, Conferencing, love meetings, Meetings, PGi, premiere global services, virtual meetings, Web conferencing
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Blogger: Trish Zimmerman
Monday, November 30th, 2009
It seems everyone is talking about it – H1N1. Daycares, schools and companies of all sizes have planned how they’ll keep a workforce together during a pandemic. Although reports of how severe it is vary widely, one thing is certain – the virus is widespread. Even obsessive use of hand sanitizer didn’t spare me from its reach.
Tags: audio, conference call, Conferencing, flu, H1N1, meeting, Netspoke, pandemic, RX, virus, Web conferencing
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Blogger: Sara Pilling
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
We’re getting a lot of mileage around here with this blog post! Read what our CMO Jackie Yeaney has to say about some popular ‘meeting personalities’.
Millions of us sit on conference calls and web meetings each day. Let us know if you recognize yourself, or your boss.
[Full disclosure: I am a combo socializer/multi-tasker/time-keeper/maestro!]
Tags: audio conference, conference call, Conferencing, Meetings, PGiMeet, Web conferencing
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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: Peter J. Stewart
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Netspoke web conferencing was upgraded to v4.8 this weekend. Netspoke now supports the Apple MAC OS for presenters and attendees!
MAC Support:
- Presenters and attendees now can join when using a MAC OS
- Presenters and attendees now can join while using Safari browser
- MAC presenters can now use PPT sharing, content library, polling/Q&A/recording/whiteboard
- MAC attendees and presenters can now participate in the meeting when a PC presenter uses AppShare
- Note: MAC presenter support for AppShare will be in a future version
New detailed Netspoke system requirements
Tags: collaboration, unified conferencing, Web conferencing, web meetings
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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: Jill Sciulli
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Today I learned my daughter thinks it would fun to have a bear living with us. Yes, we were playing the Favorites Game again. The question – “What is your favorite pet?” Her answer – “A bear.” Okay, she was teasing me, just a little.
Tags: application sharing, AppShare, Netspoke, reverse control, web conference, Web conferencing
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