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Conference calls: don’t accept the bull—you’re better than that!
Online meetings, conference calls, virtual meetings. URG! Just the very words make most people wither in dread. But then, mumbling and groaning, we resolve ourselves to shutting up and dealing with...
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5 apps to make your commute more productive
Commute = regular travel between home and place of work. If you think that your commute is dead time, you’re not doing it right. Sure, if you don’t make good use of your drive time it’s not worth much...
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Why Should I Listen to You in Meetings? [Infographic]
Why Should I Listen to You in Meetings? (and other valid questions) Why am I even in this meeting? Are we all here just so that you can have a captive audience to talk at? You’re not saying anything of...
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5 Apple Watch Apps for people who like cool functionality
There are more than 10,000 apps available to download on the Apple Watch, which makes it pretty impressive when compared to rival platforms. The problem is, however, that despite running on the Apple...
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3 Things Reddit Can Teach Us About Conference Calling
Anyone else a Redditor? I like Reddit. It’s an “acquired taste” for a form of communication for sure, and your experience really depends on the type of subreddit that you get stuck into and the...
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How to use your voice to your advantage at work
We don’t talk as much as we used to in business. Email is fast and convenient. Slack is even quicker and more effective. However, as great a online communication really is, sometimes there is no...
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When Work From Home Goes Wrong
[ios_app_review id=”509842900” country=”us” minstar=“4” recent=“10”] For those of us who have spent our entire careers working in a office, with regular office hours, the concept of work from home...
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Workplace Communication: 4 Reasons to Ask More Questions
Questions are rarely as single-purposed as simply a plea for information followed by an answer. In fact, unless you are reading the FAQ page on a company website or speaking to someone in support...
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5 Apps for Working Parents Who Want More Time for Fun Stuff!
Adults need time to have fun too you know! Some days being an adult feels overrated. Basically it just means that you get to do all the things and take all the responsibility for your life all the...
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Can You Use Emojis at Work?
You emoji with your friends. You emoji with your family. Can you emoji at work? A couple of years ago it would have been considered risky We just had World Emoji Day. In case you missed it, it was...
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Boost productivity with these 4 apps
There are so many productivity apps out there, that you could waste a lot of time just searching for the ones that best suit you. You don’t want to waste time. Even if you are goofing off and...
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Work-Life Balance: Do you have it?
A recent survey from Comparably looked into work-life balance in the tech industry. The study found that senior designers are the most satisfied workers when it comes to feeling that they have achieved...
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Conference: how to bring together communication at work
conference (n.) noun: conference; plural noun: conferences a formal meeting for discussion. verb: conference take part in a conference or conference call This word was first recorded in the 1550′, and...
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Best Free Conference Calling Services
Nowadays we conference call a lot. Those of us who work from home are often attending online meetings and dialing in so that we can stay connected with our team. Those of us who work remotely or in a...
View ArticleWhy Your Boss’s Communication Skills Suck
According to a survey by Comparably.com, 52.5 percent of respondents said that their boss’s communication skills are the biggest area in need of improvement. In comparison, the next biggest area for...
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How top sales teams make use of communication tools
According to a recent Salesforce Research report, the top sales professionals are also those who are actively looking for ways to improve how they communicate with prospects. Especially in a highly...
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Cultural Communication Differences: Are Brits Meaner than Americans?
Cultural Communication Differences in Business Communicating across cultures is challenging: we know this logically. However, it seems that often we forget that American and British cultures are...
View ArticleLeave your cell in your pocket at networking meetings
Networking meetings are an important part of your career. They can benefit more than just your personal career interests as the information that you gather and the people who you meet may have some...
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Book Review: Dude, the World’s Gonna Punch You in the Face
Dude, the World’s Gonna Punch You in the Face –Here’s how to make it hurt less by Kris Wilder and Lawrence Kane Time Investment: ~300 pages, but the point is not to read it all in one go. Reader...
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How to Communicate with C-Level Executives
We spoke to author of Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations Rick Gilbert in an interview for Twine Talk Workplace Communications Podcast. The book starts with the observation that giving...
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