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Edelman’s Third Annual Summit on Change and Internal Communication
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Edelmans Change and Employee Engagement practice brought together experts to examine how to achieve effective business results in todays challenging economies.
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Watch how Microsoft is leveraging the power of the Surface table to engage with its sales force and showcase important internal resources available to them. The goal of this application was to have people ‘learn while having fun’. Special Tags were hidden in the demo to create a ‘techie treasure hunt’ experience. App development by Microsoft’s vendor Wirestone with content by Paolo Tosolini, New Media Business Manager, Microsoft USA (paolo@tosolini.com).
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Internal communications statistics presentation
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http://www.fifthbusiness.com In today’s business environment we face a number of challenges when crafting communications which effectively engage our staff. The Fifth Business researched the volume of communication taking in places in today’s businesses. Not only is it difficult to find out who to have conversations with, there are also a number of obstacles put in the way that communications people need to hurdle. Internal communications compete for space in inboxes, time in diaries and the …
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Using Computers for Your Business
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Video from our FREE Online Business Course
http://www.myownbusiness.org
Session 3 – Computer & Communication Tools
Question:
“In what way can a business owner use a computer to their advantage?”
Gwyn Myers, Ph. D.
Management Consultant
Topics covered in this video:
business communication, computers, administrative tasks, mailing lists
Transcript:
I think some of the most obvious ones and the ones that maybe we look at first are the ways that we can reduce our costs for plain old administrative functions like writing letters, doing your accounting. Basic things that we used to have to spend money on and now we can do them ourselves as part of those internal functions that we are going to devote time to.
But I think we miss the point with just looking at that because to me the biggest value is to have an instant distribution channel. It used to be so hard to find your clients; so hard to get access to them. It was like spending a lot of money on mailing lists and having fifty percent of it come back because they weren’t up to date. Now just by turning on the internet you have access to an international distribution channel with millions of people. Your challenge now is not to figure out how to get the distribution list, it’s how to use it. What’s going to catch the attention for your product verses the other millions with the same distribution channel? So again, look at it as a way to bring in that revenue because costs are going to be there and you can reduce them with the computer. And the big advantage is getting out there and getting to that revenue: the part that’s on the outside.
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Your Business, Community Organizations
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Video from our FREE Online Business Course
http://www.myownbusiness.org
Session 3 – Computer & Communication Tools
Question:
“Would membership in a community service organization such as Rotary or the Chamber of commerce be helpful to most new business owners?”
Stan Henslee
Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.)
Topics covered in this video:
business communications, influence, community service, Rotary, Chamber of Commerce
Transcript:
Very helpful. It certainly has been for me. Any of those service organizations will give you a chance to meet some of the movers and shakers of your community. And while just belonging to the organizations and maybe attending a meeting or two won’t bring a lot of business to you, what it will do is give some of the influential people of the community an opportunity to get to know you and to realize that you have certain abilities. So that when they need something that your business provides they automatically think of you. And it is just a very good way to get very active in your community and for people to get to know you.
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Accounting Software and Your Business
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Video from our FREE Online Business Course
http://www.myownbusiness.org
Session 3 – Computer & Communication Tools
Question:
“Do you recommend business owners use accounting software and why?”
Ken Blake
Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.)
Topics covered in this video:
Small business accounting, accounting software, accountants
Transcript:
Most business owners will realize some definite advantages if they get a software program to handle their accounting. The main purpose with accounting software is that it allows the easy production of reports verses having to sit down with manual records and trying to put together your reports. So there is not a lot of time saving when you use the accounting programs except when you get to the report level and that’s where the value comes in. As far as the type of program, what I always recommend is that people talk to their accountant before they jump into a program.
It’s so easy to buy something off the shelf and then realize after getting back to the place of business that it might not be for the company. If you have an accountant that’s familiar with your business, there is a lot of software out there that especially designed for certain industries. So if your accountant deals in your industry, he can put you in touch with the software that would be specific for your company. This will allow you to bypass a lot of the set-up time and go right into some relevant accounting helped by the accountant who is familiar with the software. Even if your accountant is not industry specific, often they have expertise in some of the more popular packages like QuickBooks or Peachtree and if they are comfortable with one or the other packages you would tend to want to go with them so they can look at your data and be able to work with you on a more one on one basis.
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Employee Communication by Screensaver – Examples
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http://www.snapcomms.com Digital Signage on Employee Screensavers
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Employee Communication Brand
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employee communication Brand – English
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Business Communication, Relationships
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Video from our FREE Online Business Course
http://www.myownbusiness.org
Session 3 – Computer & Communication Tools
Question:
“Please expand on the role of communication tools in business.”
Gwyn Myers, Ph. D.
Management Consultant
Topics covered in this video:
Business computers, phones, meetings, communication, promotion
Transcript:
First of all, we used to have computers as an option but no longer. Obviously telephones and mobile phones are the ways that you reach people and the way they reach you. But I think a lot of the times the computer has become a bit of a crutch and keeps you on the inside where we know where all the costs are. And it’s really easy and it’s certainly not as threatening to just fire off some emails and do that type of thing.
But I think we need to set goals and say to ourselves: “Today I am going to personally call at least six people and set up at least one meeting.” Because there is no substitute for building that relationship and it’s still something that differentiates you and demonstrates your excitement and persistence about your product. You need to spread that message and it’s very difficult to do that by sitting in your living room all day long typing up emails to people.
So I think we need to look at communication as a tool again but we need to round it out and say: “I am not going to sit here and fire off emails which is the easiest thing for me to do. I am a busy entrepreneur. I am going to use the phone. I am going to call people and I am going to use myself to go out there and generate this excitement about what I am selling.”
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Employee Communication by Screensaver
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When we have staff suffering from information overload it can be a real challenge to communicate with them. This is especially true if our messages are not considered urgent or immediately important to staff. A great way to build awareness of key messages without being intrusive or adding to the email burden is to use screensavers which can act as dynamic billboards around the business.
Snap Shots work just like standard screensavers do…..the difference is:
• They can be quickly and easily changed
• Target-able so different groups can receive different content
• Can communicate passively or solicit a response from staff
• Staff are able to upload one personal image as their own screensaver (optional)
• Delivers messages at a time when staff are often most receptive (i.e. not right in the middle of their work flow)
• Can tempt staff to find out more via click through links
• Brighten up office areas making them more dynamic and engaging. Like changing bill boards around the business.
Screen savers are a great way to build awareness without being intrusive or causing annoyance.
Options include:
• Sequencing images with text
• Countdown clocks
• Flash animated screensavers
• Html screensavers
It is also possible to upload power-point slides or complete animated power-point sequences .
Most screensavers can typically be designed internally in less than half an hour. Web sites like www.bigstockphotos.com make it really easy to find appropriate images. You can also develop templates, e.g. in Power Point, Photoshop or any other similar application for updates such as events, invitations and breaking news which can be updated in a couple of minutes.
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