A conference call is a great way to hold a meeting when not everyone can be in the same place at once, but calls don’t always go without a hitch – if you don’t properly prepare for the call in advance, it can soon descend into a series of awkward silences and participants talking over one another.
So, to help make sure each conference call you hold is completely fuss-free, follow our simple, step-by-step guide.
Since GDPR regulations on data sharing came into effect in May, complaints about potential data breaches have more than doubled, according to figures from the Information Commisioner’s Office (ICO).
Around the world, we spend a combined 7.5 billion hours online every day, which adds up to 856,164 years spent browsing – that’s long enough to travel from Earth to Mars and back again.
1,426 times!
So, how exactly are we spending so much time connected to the internet? And are we wasting too much time online?
Automation is a divisive subject – while automated technology should help make our lives easier and more comfortable, there’s a very real threat it will lead to millions of jobs.
Earlier this year, a report from PwC, the UK-based multinational professional services network, estimated that up to 30% of jobs could be lost to automation over the next decade, while the Bank of England has put a figure of 15 million on the expected number of jobs that could be taken over by machines.
So, how safe is your job?
The internet offers an instant and limitless well of information – it’s made life a whole lot easier for all of us!
On the flipside, it provides a limitless number of distractions – one minute you’re researching the best way to make an international conference call, then next minute you’re watching a gif of a grumpy cat, and before you know it six hours have passed and you’ve not done a thing on your to-do list.
And that’s before we get started on social media!
So if you’re working day suffers from fatal distractions, here’s how to stop wasting time…
