The Conference Coach™

I love movies in part because I love a good story but also because movies are entertaining.  The thrill of seeing a movie on the big screen is deeply rooted in my psyche from having seen movies as a child on a screen roughly the size of Kansas and at the occasional drive-in movie with a screen only slightly smaller than Texas.

So when presented with the choice of seeing a movie or going to dinner, I will frequently choose entertainment over nourishment.  Over the weekend I had an opportunity to see a film that wasn’t G, PG or PG-13.  Now when presented with such an opportunity one might choose to go see the best of what’s available at the box office.  On the other hand, one might also go to see something that is so incredibly far from Oscar’s view that if one doesn’t catch it on the big screen, one might not ever see it.  So, that’s what I did.

Imagine you are in present day United States where most of the population is infected with a virus that causes them to become zombies.  Yep, that’s right flesh eating zombies.  Now for all you zombie theorists, you know I what I saw, but for those of you who either don’t believe in zombies or can’t be bothered with such silly cinema, I went to see Zombieland.   Zombieland’s plot isn’t difficult to follow:  population is turned to zombies and a few lucky (or prepared) individuals don’t get bitten/infected and are left to fend off zombies in order to stay alive.

The main character, Columbus, played by Jesse Eisenberg is a self proclaimed loner who has managed to survive by being extremely cautious and by developing a list of things to remember for zombie survival.  One of my favorites is No. 4 Beware of Bathrooms because as Columbus puts it, zombies have a knack for knowing when you are at your most vulnerable.   Not long into the film, Columbus is joined by Talahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).

Key to their survival is their ability to communicate with each other, which sometimes results in situations not desirable for everyone involved.  I won’t spoil the excitement for those who might actually plan on seeing the film.  But as in real life – not one littered with flesh eating zombies – communication is also key to survival.

Everyday at Copper Conferencing, we are challenged with how to make communications for our clients easier, more efficient and affordable.  And everyday our employees must find the best way to communicate internally and externally to reach the best outcomes.  So, I’m always thinking about how to use our web meeting and audio conferencing services and how our clients might be able to use them to better efficiency.  Now, I’m not going to suggest that if there is a zombie attack that having web conferencing and audio conferencing might save you from being bitten or infected, but what if it did?

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