Using technology to create operational efficiencies and contain cost continues to be a key focus of law firm administrators and operational managers in 2011. One of the most useful, but often underutilized technologies that firms are exploring is web conferencing often referred to as webinars. Firms across the country use web conferencing to hold meetings [...]

Most of you don’t know that I started life as a middle school English teacher, still my favorite all time job. I spent the vast majority of my time teaching students how to write, a skill that I hope has served them well over the years. Part of the secret to good writing is to know how to be concise, getting your point across using a few powerful words.

In the last blog, we explored how major web conferencing providers have made web conference calls easier to attend, easier to deliver and more affordable. Yet, the word webinar often strikes fear in the heart of many sales, marketing and training professionals. Webinars, unlike web conferences, generally involve larger audiences and are used to attract [...]

Although conferencing has gotten way easier, there are certain aspects of how it functions that are still too hard. Let’s start with audio conferencing. Not all calls are reservationless. Sometimes, you need an operator to capture the name of each individual, formally open the call, introduce the speaker and perform other duties.

Copper Conferencing is committed to help change the love/hate relationship between our customers and the I/T Manager, particularly when it comes to webinars. We’ve seen way to many I/T managers have to babysit a webinar event or handhold a marketing department to support the registration and notification activities surrounding it. We’re going to empower the end user with a service that reduces their fear, anxiety and dependence on their overworked I/T department.

I don’t think that a 30-year old Oprah started her talk show knowing exactly what her calling was. She was in an exciting city with a new job and it would have been very easy to get caught up in the TV hype. However, I’m very sure that it struck Oprah very early on, that her calling was to focus on her audience and find ways to educate, inspire, and motivate.

Much in the same way that Oprah believes we are responsible for our own lives, I believe that you are the only person who can be responsible for your own career. Periodically I meet with Copper’s employees, only to be surprised by the goals that they have for advancement within our company. What surprises me most is not what they want to do, but the fact that they kept that information to themselves.

Years ago, Michael Myers and Dana Carvey lit up the screen as Wayne and Garth on Saturday Night Live’s Wayne’s World. Whenever they had a famous guest on the show, they always greeted that guest with the line, “We’re not worthy.” It’s amazing to me how many people walk around with that line from Saturday Night Live as their mantra.

Copper Conferencing will be at the Association of Legal Administrators Conference & Expo in Chicago, Illinois on October 15-16, 2010. Come by Copper’s booth and we will show you Copper Legal and the benefits of using conferencing to help cut costs and increase productivity. We hope to see you there! Find out more about Copper Legal today by going to www.copperlegal.com.

Copper Conferencing will be at the Association of Legal Administrators Conference & Expo in Long Branch, New Jersey on October 29-30, 2010. Come by Copper’s booth and we will show you Copper Legal and the benefits of using conferencing to help cut costs and increase productivity. We hope to see you there! Find out more about Copper Legal today by going to www.copperlegal.com.