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Video Communication Etiquette
While video conferencing makes remote communication more realistic, tried and true communication practices can help you get the most out of any online communication effort. One strategy for team communication is called “Equity of Voice,” in which each member of a meeting is encouraged to have an equal amount of time to speak. Barry Moline, …
Balancing Teaching & Technology
https://youtu.be/uzSxKHzmqV4Teaching, learning and scholarship are a journey or, rather, a series of short and long journeys with paths that sometimes serendipitously cross. With a journey, you may set out toward one goal and later find yourself in a place you did not expect. Spring 2020 was like that for most college students and instructors due …
Four Strategies for Hosting Productive Online Meetings
Four strategies for hosting productive online meetings from Paul Richards #1: Are you prepared for the meeting? Are you prepared for the MeetingThe first strategy for hosting productive online meetings is simply preparation. Being prepared is perhaps the most powerful strategy for hosting productive meetings. Preparation enables you to come to the meeting confident in …
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Online Meeting Productivity: Collaboration, is there a downside?
Not all collaboration is productive. In today’s business environment, effective communication and collaboration are valued as key drivers of innovation. On average, in a five-day workweek, employees spend between one to two and a half workdays attending meetings. According to a recent study, employees spend almost 31 hours each month in unproductive meetings (HubSpot, 2014). …
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How to use Facebook Rooms
You could argue Facebook is the single largest platform used for online communications. Facebook originally started as a social networking tool for groups of college students and has since morphed into an all-inclusive online universe. Facebook offers three main solutions relevant to online communications: the social media platform itself, the Facebook Workplace, and Facebook messenger. …
10 Tips for Being A Better Online Educator
Being an online educator and leveraging the ability to enrich young minds with online education is something that is an entire learning opportunity on its own. Yes, teachers may need to deliver the same or similar outlines to their students as if they were in a traditional classroom, but the approach must be tailored to …
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Free Guide Book to Zoom
The following chapter is out of The Online Meeting Survival Guide which can download for free here. Or purchase a paperback copy on Amazon here. Brief Facts about Zoom Video Conferencing Topic/Feature: Details: Date Started Founded in 2011 and launched in 2013 Price Freemium Model puts a 40-minute limit on free users (unlimited 1:1 meetings). …
Getting Started with an NDI Webcam
When you first receive your HuddleCam HD Pro IP, read through the included Quick Start Guide. This quick start guide is also available for download at HuddleCamHD.com/resource-library/. When you first open the box you will find the camera, a quick start guide, a power supply, an IR remote control, and two AAA batteries. Start by …
A Technical Review of Google Meet
Learn how to use Google Meet Today, video communication has become an integral part of how we work. Indeed, for some, it is the only way to work. Even with so many video communication platforms available today, Google Hangouts (now Google Meet) is one of the most popular choices, almost by default. Google Meet is …
Technical Review of Skype
Technical Review of Skype Now that you’ve got a good idea of how today’s video conferencing and collaboration tools were first developed, we’ll look at some of the most popular solutions, their capabilities, and learn how to use them most effectively. Let’s start with one of the most popular solutions, Skype. An introduction to Skype …
