Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts

Friday, May 7, 2010

New Addition to Skype


In a move that escalates its rivalry with the major telecommunication companies, Skype which makes its money from people using the services on a pay as you go basis to call landlines or mobiles, has expanded its subscription packages from 40 countries to 170.

The new monthly packages now also include calls to mobile phones, as well as landlines, and offer savings of up to 60 percent compared to its pay as you go rate.

I have been using Skype for as long as I can remember. Calling computer to computer is free. Calling landlines or mobile phones is often very convenient and ends up being much cheaper than using a cell phone, regular phone, or calling cards. Video option is available. Skype application for iPhone or iPod is available. Voicemail services are available. Recording audio/video software or add-on is available. Chat option is available. Sending text messages or SMS to a mobile phone service is also available. It is intuitive, easy to use, and not costly at all. Check Skype.com for more information.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Tips To Write An Email

Email is one of the common ways to communicate with others; we write to our friends, family, colleagues, professors, supervisors, acquaintances, neighbors, teammates, classmates, roommates, employers, employees, or even people we don't know at all. Here are some tips to draft an email that someone else will actually read. You can read the full stories including all the tips at the links bellow.

Some tips:
  • Delete Redundancies
  • Use numbers and specifics instead of adverbs and adjectives
  • Add missing context
  • Focus on the strongest argument
  • Delete off-topic material
  • Kill your favorites
  • Delete anything written in the heat of emotion
  • Shorten
  • Toss useless words
  • Last things first
  • Don't BCC
  • Format
  • Paragraphs
  • Subject line is important - "Re: re: re:" - no good!
  • Be sensitive to language and culture
  • Set the right tone
  • Never try to resolve a dispute over an email
  • Always allow room to be corrected