communication
Entrepreneurship can be a hard and lonely path. You need to know beforehand where you are going before committing to such a decision. Knowing this, Gresham Markles, Editor in Chief of the blog Rescue a CEO contacted a few successful CEOs, among which Gavan Doherty, to ask them to share their best business tips. Find…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently revealed his Top 3 tips for carrying out effective meetings. Naturally, I got a bit excited hearing this. Bezos, being the corporate god he is, surely had some inspiring insights into meeting culture, with innovative ideas and techniques to share with us mere mortals. The Three Commandments according to Bezos….
Most people reading this aren’t old enough to remember the time before digital communication devices. Innovations and landmark inventions like video conferencing, intranets, file sharing, as well as the film You’ve Got Mail starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan brought remote communication to the fore. In order for teams to work effectively in this bygone…
Meetings are a dime a dozen, but it’s not often realised that there’s a lot more being said than what’s actually being said. To host a successful meeting, a person needs the necessary skills to understand each participant and why they are or aren’t actively engaged or participating. There’s a lot going on in a…
For most of us introverts, small talk is hell. But you know what is worse in Office life? Awkward silence. Here is a short guide to help you survive it and even make it valuable. You’ve been listening to the notes of the corporate hold music that passes for a melody for the past few minutes…
While technology is continuously improving to facilitate seamless web conferencing tools, there are no technology advancements to set up an engaging Web Conference. Thankfully, we’ve put together 5 straightforward tips to engage with your audience so you don’t have to wait for IT to develop a solution. An engaging Web Conference require preparation time If you’re…
Gavan Doherty, CEO of 247meeting, joined Bobby Kerr this last Saturday 3rd of March for a special “Down to Business” on companies that thrive in the snow. Gavan Doherty was invited on the famous radio program “Down to Business” to talk about our latest research “Time is money: Makings meetings work”. After analysing 260,000 conference…
21 January 2018 The communications technology firm 247meeting has launched a new mobile app for group calls, developed over three years at a cost of €400.000. The mobile conferencing app allows users to make group calls on the move without having to dial-in or use a pin-code. “Pretty much everyone these days has a smartphone…
Caulder is under a lot of pressure this week. They have a lot of deadlines and deliverables cluttering up their to-do list. The familiar ping of their email app heralds the arrival of a conference call invite for Tuesday at 8:30 am. Caulder’s heart sinks as they calculate how much valuable time they’ll lose to…
Are your staff using statistics to lie to you? As per standard business practice, most conferences – especially visuals based web conferences or webinars – will contain statistics. Statistics are used to measure business performance or to assist in evidence-based decision making, among other things and being able to generate statistics is considered an essential…