By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail (what a classic). It’s true though, preparation and productivity go hand in hand, after all they do both begin with the letter p. The average employee wastes nearly 13 working days a year in ‘unproductive’ meetings[1]. This seems a teeny bit excessive and fundamentally avoidable. Video […]
Screen Share 101
If you’ve been conference calling for a while now and feel it’s time to up your remote meeting game, then introducing screen share to your meetings is the obvious choice. It will bring a little bit of extra panache to your meetings and will lead to more collaborative and productive meetings. Here’s our screen share […]
Conference call etiquette 101
Conference calling continues to be a great alternative to an in-person meeting. With the evolving workplace, back-to-back meetings and endless tasks on the to do list, it’s often difficult to get everyone in one room for a meeting. Rescheduling and organising diaries can be a big pain when there’s different teams, directors and/or agencies involved […]
3 ways webinars can engage employees and drive productivity
When you think of webinars – what do you think of? Our guess would-be large-scale event to share company insights with the wider world or announce a new product, both very much customer facing. What if we told you that they’re also a fantastic product to use internally? Whether this be for training purposes, teaching […]
London’s most stressful Tube stations
Nothing says Tube travel like the stress of cramming yourself onto a carriage before the doors close on a line that’s been endlessly delayed. The London Underground is vital to life in the capital, but it’s also a significant source of daily distress for the enormous number of people who use it. And some stations […]
What is the cloud and how does it work with hosted voice systems?
Hosted voice systems are sometimes referred to as cloud PBX (private branch exchange). While it might sound complicated, it just means you’re using the internet to make, receive, and manage phone calls, rather than having a physical system in your workplace. Here, we talk you through everything you need to know about the cloud and how […]
Moving from screen share to web meetings Blog
Often when you start working, you have all your meetings in-person. As the workplace continues to change, and employers start to embrace and encourage flexible working, meetings start to move onto conference calls, screen share or both. The great thing about these tools is that it enables teams to stay connected regardless of where they’re […]
Troubleshooting Video Calls
t would be silly of us to pretend that every video call is a seamless experience, with zero hiccups and perfect connections. As with anything tech based, there can sometimes be some uninvited issues (keeps you on your toes at least). So, rather than plead ignorance, we’ve decided to address some of the most common video call […]
Use tech to slash your rent
The days of having to be in the office in order to work are fading, remote working is on the rise. Recent research has shown that workers who spend three or four days working offsite are significantly more engaged – Boom! Remote working has many other benefits, benefits that we’ve talked about from time to […]
De-stress your start-up
Working at a start-up can be great fun. Full of comradery, awkward high-fives, exciting socials and bursting at the seams with small talk about the weather. At times it can also be hard – working hours are long, you’re keeping tabs on a bagillion tasks, but you always seem to get through it (even if […]