Topic 1 | Employing Communication Tools to Your Advantage
Essential Tools for Remote Communication
Technology radically improved communication over the past years, and right now, seamless exchange of information with your teammates or anyone all over the world is possible. All you need is proper tools such as laptop or desktop, reliable internet connection, and communication apps.
For every remote worker, it is essential to know how to use these applications. After all, the virtual office is literally the communication app.
So for Remote Staff clients, here are the most common instant messaging and video conferencing tools you need to know about.
- Skype
- Slack
- Zoom
And since most of the foreign clients are in a different timezone. Sometimes, it is difficult to track the time. Some will say, just count the hours.
Have you ever heard of Daylight Savings Time? How about Australia’s three different time zones — with some areas inside the same time zone clocking 30 minutes ahead?
Counting the hours can be effective, but not as efficient as using World Time Buddy application to visually see the differences in time. It also has a free mobile app for iOS and Android.
In the next lessons, find out more about the most common communication tools mentioned above.