Speek is super simple and visual conference calling. Use a personal or business link (for example, speek.com/yourname), rather than a traditional phone number and PIN to connect conference calls.
Once you’re on the call, see who’s on the call, who’s talking, share files, use call controls, and more.
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How To Get On Your First Sales Call
Every sales professional will tell you that the sales field is no picnic. Putting yourself out, “there,” while remaining professional and confident can be scary at best, and leave you vulnerable at worst. Luckily, there are tips and tools that can help you sell successfully. Remain professional and prepared to make your first sales call with a hot sales lead fruitful. P-R-E-P-A-R-E Every qualified sales professional will tell you…
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Speek to Your Mom, This Mother’s Day
Consider this your reminder: Mother’s Day is on May 12, 2013. Flowers, cards and anything homemade are all fare game as you REMEMBER to tell the mom(s) in your life that you love them. This year, why not think outside the card? Business Wire reported that last year 80% of moms turned to technology – specifically voice or video calling – to share time with those they loved on…
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Why You Should Start Having Family Conference Calls
Family conference calls are a fun and convenient way to get the entire family together for a conversation, when everyone is across the country, or the world. Far from being a traditional conference call, family conference calls are more like a virtual family reunion. Maybe we should call them Family CONVERSATION calls… So Far Away After college, an increasing number of graduates choose to explore the US, and fewer…
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5 Best Practices For Productive Team Meetings
Nothing says, “time suck,” more than a long, unproductive meeting. Pulling your clients and/or employees away from their daily tasks in order to discuss business initiatives or open projects may seem productive, but unorganized, inefficient meetings are one of the biggest wastes of time in the professional sphere. Take the steps towards making your meetings lean, mean daily task killing machines with these best practices for team meetings: 1….
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Speekinar: Join us for a live product demo
Get a free tutorial from Speek. During our 15-minute “Speekinars,” you’ll learn the tips, tricks and features necessary for productive conference calls. Upcoming Speekinars Thursday, 5/2 at 4:00 pm EST Where: http://speek.com/rebecca Thursday, 5/16 at 4:00 pm EST Where: http://speek.com/rebecca Thursday, 5/30 at 4:00 pm EST Where: http://speek.com/rebecca How to Join At the time of the Speekinar, visit the Speek link, put in your number, and the conference will call you. What…
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6 Ways To Make Business Meetings More Productive
The workplace is changing and new technology makes it possible to telecommute from anywhere in the world. Because of this fast paced, highly technological work environment, many feel meetings are a waste of time. Anyone who has read The 4-Hour Workweek can see how meetings are often unnecessary and encourage NOT working. Meetings, whether we like it or not still remain a necessary evil. Projects need to be updated…
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How To Make Phone Meetings Less Awkward
Phone meetings are no one’s favorite pastime. The drawn-out conversations, the inability to focus and the dreaded long bouts of silence – all of these can make phone meetings awkward and unbearable. Lucky for you, phone meetings can become a lot less awkward with a little confidence. Let’s look at some of the common ways phone meetings can become uncomfortable and talk about how to make them less awkward:…
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5 Ways To Make Phone Meetings Suck Less
We’re in the phone meeting business but let’s get real – sometimes phone meetings suck. While a necessary part of keeping business moving forward, not everyone looks forward to a meeting, especially when the meeting is virtual. Don’t dread conference calls any longer. Here are 5 ways to make phone meetings suck less: 1. Pay Attention! Yes, it’s true! Paying attention during phone meetings can make them suck less….
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How to Host a Virtual Meeting
You’ve been tasked with organizing and overseeing a virtual meeting – gulp. Where do you begin? Should you use a dial-in service or a video messaging application? How long should the meeting be? Relax, Speek makes virtual meetings easy. Speek is easy to register for and requires no downloads. When you use Speek, you get major benefits including an easy to remember URL that can be shared easily between…
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5 Ways To Have Effective Team Meetings With Remote Workers
Working from a remote location, or telecommuting, is a popular way to be productive while, let’s face it, staying in your pajamas. In 2012, more than 3.1 million workers were telecommuting on a regular basis. Because of this workplace shift, companies are finding ways to provide telecommuting opportunities while maintaining productivity. Enter Speek And Visual Conferencing. Speek makes team meetings a possibility whether or not all team members are…
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