{"id":223,"date":"2012-07-03T15:11:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T15:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=223"},"modified":"2012-07-03T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T15:11:28","slug":"working-remotely-is-business-as-usual-for-many-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/working-remotely-is-business-as-usual-for-many-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Working remotely is \u2018business as usual\u2019 for many this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning to get away from the office no longer means getting away from work. No one knows that better than you. A recent survey of 500 small business owners<\/a> conducted by Cisco WebEx indicated that almost half plan to work remotely for at least two weeks while on vacation this summer.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Since you can\u2019t afford to be away from the office for too long, blending work and vacation time is essential. As a result, wherever you go these days access to the internet is a must. Online, you can take advantage of new tools such as cloud-based storage solutions to access company information. Web collaboration and conferencing tools and a headset<\/a> also make it easy to meet virtually when an in-person meeting isn\u2019t possible or essential.<\/p>\n

Seven tips for effective virtual meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n

The meeting facilitators and training experts caution that it\u2019s a mistake to think that influencing people online is the same as meeting to face to face. People tend to respond differently when they are interacting virtually<\/p>\n

To make sure that your virtual meetings with employees, customers or partners are successful here are some tips to follow:<\/p>\n