The Coronavirus COVID-19 is making life a bit difficult, isn’t it?
Especially for those of us who need to be in touch with friends and colleagues – and need to get our message out there.
So I decided to do a webinar.
Communicate With Technology When Home Working
It’s all about the free technology you can use to communicate effectively and easily – including…
- video
- audio
- written
- live video
- one-to-one
- conferences
- meetings…
The video is 23 minutes long. But I think it’ll be 23 minutes well worth spending.
The notes and links are just below the video.
Enjoy.
The Technology to Communicate When You’re Self Isolating
All of these are free.
Yes, you can choose to upgrade with some of them. But there’s absolutely no need to.
CONNECTING
Facebook Messenger
- Text
- Send photos
- Send videos
- Send files
- Group chat
- Send a voice message
- Send a video message
- Phone calls over the internet
- Video chat over the internet
Twitter Messages
- Text messages (not limited to 280 characters)
- Send video messages
- Send photos
- Personal video chat
- Send messages
- Send photos
- Send videos
- Voice memos
- Send messages
- Voice Chat
- Video Chat
- Send voice clips
- Send video clips
- Send photos
- Video conference calls (up to 4 people)
- Groups (how to create a group)
SMS Text
- The good old fashioned text messaging (remember, anyone with any old mobile phone can receive your message)
Skype (Here’s Skype)
- Video Calls
- Group video calls (up to 50 people)
- Here’s how to set up a Skype account
Zoom (Here’s Zoom)
- Video conference/meetup
- No time limit on one-to-one calls
- 40 minutes limit in the free plan for up to 100 participants
- Screen sharing
- Can record the meeting
- Here’s how to set up a Zoom meeting
Firefox Send (Here’s Firefox Send)
- Send large files up to 2.5GB
The Telephone
- It’s good to talk (and even the biggest technophobe knows how to answer a phone)
LIVE VIDEO
Facebook Live
Instagram Live
YouTube Live
Twitter Live
Periscope
StreamYard (the online video mixing tool I used). Yes, the basic package is free!
Ian Anderson Gray’s website – an amazing source of information and advice for doing live video
The Webinar Replay
Your Favourite Communication Method?
So what’s your favourite method of communication?
Is there another free way to communicate which we’ve missed in the webinar?
Hop over to our Facebook Page and share your ideas, and let’s keep the conversation going.
