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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. I talked about the change in workstyle that is needed before codifying a social culture through a social media policy.

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Favorite Free Software

Robert Weiner

Faxes arrive as email attachments: [link] (Be aware that they do things like periodically changing your fax number to induce you to pay. Google Talk — An alternative to Skype, but only for 1 to 1 calls: [link]. Skype — Free VOIP calls, conference calls, and video calls: [link]. But that’s why it’s free.).

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Outstanding Offers and New Products of 2014 (Bonus: Crossword Puzzle!)

Tech Soup

The 400-foot range, 12-hour charge, Skype compatibility, and secure encryption let you move around the office. And program changes this year let you get it at a reduced admin fee and access a new offer for an unlimited quantity! Skype Credits Help You Save on Calls. A wired Pro Rhapsody headset was also made available this year.

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The search for good web conferencing, take 2

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. It does mean that everyone who is involved in a webinar needs to install Skype – but that seems to be a minor issue, to my mind. But, you can’t use the Skype edition on Linux yet, either.

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The One Secret To Better Virtual Meetings: Empathy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been reflecting on the discussion we had about how meetings are “under belly” of an organization’s culture and ways to make incremental changes to improve meeting culture to avoid wasting time or frustration. And if the quality of the audio is bad, can’t hear everything well.

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Stay Productive On the Road, In the Field, and Away from the Office

Tech Soup

If you're using Acclivity AccountEdge, the free AccountEdge Mobile app allows you to record sales, enter expenses, and more using your iOS device, then sync changes with your AccountEdge desktop software. Microsoft OneNote Mobile for creating notes and to-do lists using text, checklists, pictures, and audio clips. Bitdefender.

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Mind-Melding Online

Connection Cafe

Some have been over Skype where voices can be heard, some have been on IM where the conversations have been live but with text only, and some have even been asynchronous using email or an online forum. I'm sure the researchers did not intend to include these types of interactions, but the study itself was conducted using audio recordings.

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