Listen up, remote worker! Working from home is great, but you run the risk of becoming isolated and inefficient if you fail to communicate properly with your colleagues. You need to be available, have your resources handy, manage your time, and have the necessary hardware and software tools for effective communication to take place. There are often obstacles along the way to achieving this, that can lead to annoying #BusinessWorldProblems.
The Challenges
Voice and video conferencing are what you need as a remote worker in order to manage the distance between the home and the office, or the client’s location. They allow you to host and attend meetings on short notice, at any hour of the day and night, and with multiple participants. However, most remote workers don't actually use video conferencing. The main reason for this is the lack of adequate tools available that enable effective and hassle-free meetings. Video conferencing can strain resources like bandwidth and servers. It often causes problems because many of the tools on the market simply can't handle that strain.
Collaboration is another key element. Sending attachments over email during a meeting is unrealistic. To truly be on the same page, you need to share data in real time. The most efficient way to do this is to share your screen.
Managing participants’ presence is another headache for online meetings. Poor scheduling and follow-up, incorrect links, bad credentials and wrong settings often hamper meetings or squander precious time. To work remotely, you need a tool that addresses these challenges smartly.
The Solution
Here’s how CounterPath’s Bria 5 does just that:
- It unifies your communication with secure voice and video conferencing and synchronized messaging
- It has a great selection of video codecs to make calls as smooth and optimal as your hardware allows it
- It integrates with Microsoft Outlook, increasing your productivity and streamlining your tasks
- It saves you money
- This affordable tool allows you to make long distance SIP-based VoIP calls
- It allows you to share your screen across your conference thereby visually engaging your audience
- It smartly manages presence making it easier to handle your audience
- It allows you to be accessible even when on the move
- You can be online simultaneously on three different devices, including your smartphone
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