The research community heavily promotes daily collaboration and remote participation whenever possible. It is incredible how much progress has been made in collaboration technology over the past years to support the efforts of these research communities. The collaborative work sessions which...

We have all the communications tools we need... and then some. Desk phones, softphones, cell phones, chat clients, conference bridges and video collaboration are part of the tangled communications web that has been weaved for us.

The effective use of visual technology comes with practice and experience.

Here are six techniques to keep in mind for your next video conference:

1. Get framed

The first thing I tell a client is to understand how the camera’s distance affects the way you look to a viewer. If you position the...

There is a time and place for voice, chat, and email but if you really want to make an impact and forge new business relationships video conferencing is the way to go. Here are some figures and statistics that support the power of visual communication:

- the brain processes visual information...