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Microsoft Teams is coming- are you ready?

OpenSesame

Skype for Business, but it’s here! retirement date for Skype forwards. end date for Skype for Business. for their instant messages and video conferences, so why do it? Skype can’t do this, but Teams can. Teams will be the way that Microsoft wants you to communicate and. collaborate. That is why.

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Survey shows people take training as infrequently as they go to a conference; but they learn continuously in other ways

Jane Hart

Live chats/instant messages/Skype chats. Go to face-to-face conferences. Attend online conferences. Looking at this ranked list, what stands out for me is the fact that people are taking formal training as infrequently as going to a conference – near the bottom of the list. collaboration platform.

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My Workflow with Synergy

Experiencing eLearning

When I liveblogged the TCC 2008 conference , I always had the Elluminate presentation up on my primary screen (my desktop computer) and my blog on my laptop. Pidgin for instant messaging (On Pidgin, it’s mostly personal contacts. More people from work are on Skype. Liveblogging & Team Meetings. Google Calendar.

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HR in the Work From Home Age

Everwise

Elloy says his company has benefited from implementing company-wide use of the same tools for instant messaging, customer relationship management, and video conference calls. Strong leadership will recognize the needs of employees for tools that assist with communication, particularly with remote or partially remote workforces.

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Microsoft Office: The Key Applications You May Have Missed

OpenSesame

Connect your company with Lync, a corporate instant messaging and video conferencing platform. Lync integrates voice and video calling with Lync meetings and instant messaging for an all-in-one communication experience. Integration with Skype (acquired by Microsoft in 2011) and OneNote make the experience even better.

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Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2013

OpenSesame

TED – Not the Seth McFarlane movie, but the annual conference of innovative thinkers. Skype – Video or audio calls, free, to anyone, anywhere. Tribe – Find the message board for you. Delphi Forums – If you can’t find one, start your own message board. Simple explanations of complicated things.

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Introducing.the Camtasia Small Business Test Drive!

TechSmith Camtasia

We spend a lot of time on the phone, Skype or email since we can't always meet in person. Since we all run busy schedules and work in different time zones, we've been able to create quick videos in a matter of minutes to walk them through step-by-step directions rather than having to set up a conference call or webinar.