The traditional interview process is flawed. It’s expensive and time-consuming for employers, and nerve-racking and embarrassing for candidates. What if you could reduce all that to a couple of minutes? Imagine if instead of applying for jobs, you could send a short video describing yourself and what you are doing. Then companies come to you. […]
If you want to understand a team’s culture, look no further than their communication with each other. It’s not just about the content that is being communicated, but how it is being delivered that plays a large role in creating the overall picture. Communication covers everything from tone to the words used, along with the […]
Meeting fatigue is real and it is not uncommon for people to have back to back video meetings from when they login to when they finish on a daily basis. What if you could get back 20% of your day? Video meetings don’t need to be live they can be asynchronous. Not every conversation […]
A NEWLY launched communications platform addresses the wellbeing and creativity challenges experienced from remote working. Watch and Learn is a unique software programme which tackles the business communication problems presented by the coronavirus pandemic. It provides a single platform for video conferences, messaging via video, voice or text, screencasting and enables the spontaneous chats between […]
In our personal lives, WhatsApp is a great way of organising socials with friends in groups or perhaps getting those reminders about sending a birthday card. We’ve all been there in the supermarket only to receive a message can you get some milk or bread? Mostly these messages are texts but sometimes they are voice […]
Let’s face it we are in lockdown. On a daily basis, we see the four walls where we work. Perhaps we do the school drop-off. Or we go for a walk, run or cycle to get some fresh air. Apart from that, we are confined to our homes. We are socially distanced and we are […]
It happens quite often that the most charismatic extroverted people can take over your meetings. I do this quite often myself. Async meetings grants people an equal voice. Over the years I’ve tried to improve my listening skills and I’m slowly but surely getting better. There is a problem with people speaking truth to power. […]
Remote teams have always been challenging. But with more of us working remotely than ever before, these challenges are exacerbated and brought to the fore. If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that the old ways don’t cut it in the “new normal” world of remote work. Asynchronous communication – specifically, meetings – offers […]
It takes a lot of work to organise a marketing event. Weeks, even months of planning, booking guest speakers, inviting people, promoting it. With the arrival of COVID-19, the industry is figuring a way to keep exchanging ideas from a safe distance. Here’s where we get the video event. Post lockdown, video events have become […]
