Archive for 2016
Remember the last time you attended a typical industry conference or trade show? There’s usually a lot going on at such events. The keynote speeches are given in a large central room, with other presentations on various subjects presented in smaller rooms located around the host venue. There can be a lot of moving from room-to-room over […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Focus groups are a core part of market research. Moving beyond the limits of physical gatherings, market research companies often use conference calls as a means to hold virtual focus groups. The ubiquity of the telephone network allows a research team to assemble the perfect mix of participants, delivering the optimal set of insights to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →As you might well imagine, I attend my fair share of conference calls. I recently joined a call announcing my arrival in standard fashion, “Hello everyone, this is Michael.” That would have been fine, except that on this particular call, there were in fact three people named Michael! This had the potential to create considerable […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The ZipDX dashboard is a web-based tool that provides a powerful suite of features to manage a conference in progress. These tools let conference organizers moderate their own conferences, achieving all the benefits of operator assisted conferencing, but without the cost or intrusion of a live operator. While the dashboard can do many things, this […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Introduction Jabra is a well-established name in the realm of professional headsets. Based in Scandinavia, you’ll find Jabra products deployed in offices and call centers around the globe. The Jabra BIZ 2400 Duo headset is a model that connects to a computer via USB, and also has a Bluetooth radio, allowing it’s use with a […]
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Everything is going global. Interaction among governments, trade organizations, educational institutions, and even multi-national businesses, increasingly occur in the international sphere, where language barriers can be a problem. Interpretation solves this problem. Interpreters are skilled professionals who allow people speaking different languages to interact. Interpreters have been around for decades and are growing in importance […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →We routinely conduct introductory training for conference interpreters starting to use ZipDX. Before they can join a live training call they must first verify that their computer, headsets and internet access are appropriate for the task. Our online Starting Guide For Interpreters is offered to help them prepare. While many interpreters already have the required […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Meetings are a fact of business life. Ideally, all would be face-to-face, but a fast-moving world and widely dispersed groups make conference calling an indispensable alternative. We usually give little thought to conference calls. Individual attention to the points below can improve your group experience tremendously. 1. Quiet Location Choose wisely the spot from which […]
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