If you’ve ever been on a conference call, you’ll appreciate the importance of the ‘mute’ button – just because you can’t see the people on the other end of the call it doesn’t mean you can’t hear them, or that they can’t hear you.
And so the mute button comes in handy to mask everything from eating during a lunchtime conference call to an unavoidable coughing fit. It can also help to mask the myriad of other things you could be doing while on a conference call.
If you’re a business owner struggling with the impact of the coronavirus crisis, there is financial help at hand. Here is a run down of the financial support currently offered by the UK government.
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting businesses in all industries and people in all walks of life, and things are moving so quickly that it can be difficult to know what to do for the best.
The government has suggested we all work from home where possible and cut out all non-essential travel, but how far should we take this? And should you be social distancing?
A growing number of countries are on lock down because of the coronavirus outbreak, imposing measures, health screening, border closures and travel restrictions, most notably the United States policy of banning any flights to and from EU countries.
And the UK Foreign Office is now advising against all but essential travel to an increasing number of countries because of coronavirus, which could be really bad for business if you have interests in other countries.
Here’s how a simple international conference call could help your business beat the travel ban.
If you work from home you most likely have the relative luxury to go about your business wearing whatever you feel comfortable in – no need for a suit and tie if you’re not in the mood, no need to even get dressed if you don’t feel like it.
As appealing as answering business calls in the buff may sound though, it’s not ideal for productivity – clothes that negatively effect your social standing or self esteem will have the same effect on your productivity.
While you may feel comfy slouching around in your pyjamas, you’ll not be taking care of business to the best of your ability.
So what should your work from home wardrobe look like?
More of us are working from home than ever before – an estimated 8 million employees now enjoy flexible working, according to figures from This is Money and Lloyds Bank.
The growing number of coronavirus cases reported in the UK suggests that it won’t be long before workplaces and any sort of public gatherings are shut down – but how can a conference call help to beat the spread of coronavirus?
Coronavirus is on the way. It’s easy to play down the risk of an outbreak – for many it’ll be no worse than any other winter virus and the reporting…
Effective collaboration is the key to successful remote working – ultimately, if you can’t do your job as effectively while away from the office then remote working isn’t working.
Here’s why the cloud is key to effective collaboration – along with a reliable conference call provider.
The EU has published its strategies for data and artificial intelligence, and has some ambitious plans for Europe’s digital future.
But is the UK about to miss out on being part of the world’s largest common data space, with more users and providers of big data than anywhere else in the world?