{"id":2250,"date":"2015-03-25T11:01:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T18:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2015-03-25T11:01:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T18:01:42","slug":"headsets-offer-a-sound-solution-to-noise-in-the-small-business-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/headsets-offer-a-sound-solution-to-noise-in-the-small-business-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Headsets offer a sound solution to noise in the small business workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"
Is some of your small business team complaining about too much noise in the workplace, but no one can hear them? Let\u2019s face it, workplaces, small and large, have gotten a lot noisier these days and the trend toward open office environments is just one of the reasons. In a survey <\/a>of Plantronics customers conducted by TechValidate respondents cited a number of factors contributing to today\u2019s noisier workplace. They include:<\/p>\n Regardless of the reason, additional research<\/a> by TechValidate of Plantronics customers found that the top two consequences of a noisy workplace are the inability to focus and sounding unprofessional.<\/p>\n Wherever you\u2019re working, managing noise therefore is essential to staying focused to effectively collaborate, and communicate. Here\u2019s where a headset can help. The use of headset can cancel out background noise to help you concentrate and also assure audio clarity for you and your listeners. Headsets give you even more control over your environment in a number of other ways.<\/p>\n Hands-free capabilities:<\/strong> Headsets provide hands-free capabilities while you are on a call to input something on your computer or locate a document on your desk or in a drawer or to engage in chat while you are conferencing.<\/p>\n Manage multiple communication devices<\/strong>: Headsets can help manage multiple modes of communications \u2013 office phone, smartphone and softphone service, such as Skype or Google Voice.<\/p>\n Move around freely:<\/strong> Wireless headsets enable you to get up from your desk and move freely throughout the office and remain on a call when you need to locate a file, pick up something from the printer, confer with a colleague, find a more private location or even grab a cup of coffee. During a training session, you can stand up and stretch and never miss a training beat.<\/p>\n Mission critical technology:<\/strong> Headsets can be the mission critical component of a service offering, as in the case of online tutoring where clear audio between students and their teachers is essential for learning.<\/p>\n Driving:<\/strong> Using a Bluetooth headset, you can move from the office to their car and stay on a smartphone call or safely answer a call while you are driving from one meeting to another.<\/p>\n\n
Headsets help control the environment<\/strong><\/h4>\n
New Plantronics headsets<\/strong><\/h4>\n