Meeting.ie is delighted to announce a new and incredibly cost effective pricing structure for our conference calling plans. Our new Global Flat Fee is just 0.05c per minute per person anywhere in the world, from Ireland to mainland Europe, America to Asia and Australia. This service and price structure is unique to Meeting.ie and offers our customers all the benefits of global conference calls at the fraction of the price of standard providers with clear, easy to understand charges.
Traditionally call conferencing has been offered with one local dial in number where everybody dials into. Participants from another country had to do a long distance call to take part in the call. Many operators still work in that way. Increasing demand for global connected teams was the reason for conference call providers to set up local dial in numbers across the world in the most frequented countries that are the routed into the one call. These local numbers provide convenience and cost savings for the participant as nobody has to dial a long distance call to join a conference call. Local dial ins in foreign countries however are in many cases still charged at a premium rate and often the further the participant is away the higher the cost of its participation will be. Pricing for local dial ins can largely fluctuate from a high cost of 0.20c per minute person to an average low cost of 0.07c per minute. Prices are related to location that the participant dial in and overall cost structure of the provider. This pricing model makes it very costly and confusing for customers to understand the real cost of their calls and whether there could be saving and benefits achieved.
At a small additional cost we also offer free phone dial ins for most countries. We offer all customers a free trial of the service so they can test the high quality by them self. Try it today, switch your conference calls to meeting.ie and instantly start saving and reducing your communication and conference call costs.
If you are preparing to have a meeting via video, then there are some things that you need to do before you meeting rolls around. Obviously, you want to make every viewer aware of the meeting, inform attending individuals of the start and ending time, and make sure that every viewer is comfortable with the audio and video.
- Check Your Tech: Meeting online becomes second nature after a few meetings. If you’re adding new participants, you want to make sure they are comfortable with your conferencing software, the web cam and the audio before their first meeting. The most important part of your meeting besides the visual aspect of it is the audio!
- Plan Your Agenda: When your meeting rolls around, you want to make sure the meeting goes smoothly. In order to do this, you will need to sit down and plan your meeting. What is the purpose of the meeting and what message are you trying to send or what problem are you trying to solve? An agenda can help keep everyone focused and on track.
- Prepare Your Materials: Once you have an agenda for the video meeting, you should prepare the materials for the meeting. For instance, if you need statistics, visual aids, or demos then you need to gather these materials in advance. If your meeting will require each viewer to have a handout or form of any sort, you want to make sure that you get these documents made up and sent to each person attending the video meeting.
Ultimately, planning your meeting, having a schedule and checking your technology will help you to have a smooth, successful meeting and is well worth the planning time you’ll invest.
Just as individuals must reduce their carbon footprint, groups must work together to achieve the same goal. As a group, your company has excellent potential to reduce its environmental impact. You may wonder what steps your company can take to reduce its carbon footprint and the size and cost of those steps. You’ll be pleased to know that the collective steps your company can take on the way to going green are simple ones that can be implemented right away.
- Reduce Corporate Travel: According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, business travel contributes 20% of the global total of carbon emissions to our planet each year. Online meeting and collaboration solutions can bring people together with a significant reduction in carbon overhead.
- Reduce Excess Packaging: By using washable cups at business meetings, choosing reused or recycled packaging, and buying items in bulk; you can greatly reduce the waste your company produces.
- Conserve Energy: Turning off excess lights, appliances and computers when not in use is recommended. Make sure that electrical items are energy efficient.
- Purchase Less: Avoid buying things that your company doesn’t need, and consider using the items you purchase as long as possible. Renting or leasing equipment provides savings and maximizes usage. Another suggestion is to purchase items second hand.
- Go Digital: Do you really need to print every little document that you receive? If you don’t need something in print, save it on your computer or flash drive to review on your monitor. Email is an excellent tool for sending office messages instead of printing numerous memos that could wind up in a landfill.
Efforts that your company makes in reducing its carbon footprint also conserve money because waste is eliminated. While following these tips can greatly reduce your company’s ecological impact, don’t be limited by their number. Discussing green strategies with company staff is an excellent way to produce company specific ideas. You will be amazed at the additional suggestions that can be generated by the combined intelligence of many.
