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Amy Linley gives practical and usable advice regarding communication and meetings at AccuConference - http://www.accuconference.com. Find out more about our conference call, web conferencing and video conferencing services from AccuConference - http://www.accuconference.com/conferencecalls.

• Put RSS News Feeds to Work for You
  16/05/2008 | Software
  One of the most misunderstood files, but yet one of the most powerful on the Web, is the RSS feed sometimes known as the RSS news feed, XML feed or web feed. One form of this special XML file is the podcast, but yet many casual and even hi-tech surfers still do not understand that they are using this exciting technology invisibly every day to read news and follow blog sites. Read
  
• Our Top Ten Tips for Holding Your Audience’s Attention During a Meeting
  13/05/2008 | Networking
  Focusing and maintaining your audience’s attention is the challenge of meeting planners the world over. It takes a little extra time and effort to plan a meeting that will hold your audience’s attention from start to finish. Read
  
• 10 Things to Make a Meeting Exciting
  21/03/2008 | Presentation
  Don’t just have a goal to make the meeting interesting or appealing; make the meeting exciting. The employees will appreciate your effort and it will create a wonderful rapport with the employees. Be innovative once in awhile and you will have a happier office. Read
  
• 10 Things to Consider Before Your Next Meeting
  18/03/2008 | Business
  Ask yourself if a meeting is the best way to get the result you desire. If you decide to go ahead and call the meeting, take a few more minutes to plan it out. A meeting is more than just some people in a room, talking. Read
  
• Top Team Communication Tips
  27/02/2008 | Networking
  We worry about impressing clients and customers and don’t always consider that effective communication within an organization gets translated into better products and more sales. Read
  
• The Coming of Age of Video Conferencing
  25/02/2008 | Management
  The pinnacle – so far – is taking people in different places in a conference call, and adding video through their computers so they can both see and hear each other. Read
  
• Top Tips for Today's Email Etiquette
  20/02/2008 | Management
  To make sure that you are putting your best foot forward when it comes to your own email correspondence, consider following our email etiquette tips to improve your email note’s effectiveness. Read
  
• Our Top Ten Team Building Exercises
  30/01/2008 | Management
  Given the varied personalities, communication skills and personal agendas individual members bring with them to the team, getting your team to work cooperatively can be a challenge. Read
  
• To Meet or not to Meet
  22/01/2008 | Management
  There are many reasons to have a meeting, but there are also reasons not to have one. When is it a bad idea to get your people together? What kinds of meetings should you use or not use? Read
  
• 7 Tips for the Unofficial Leader in you
  07/01/2008 | Management
  A leader can take many forms in many different business situations, often when a person isn’t even “the Boss”. If you find yourself in a group with a deadline with no leader in sight, you may have to be the one to take charge. When this happens, what should you do and NOT do? Read