
Using a Control Channel to facilitate virtual meetings
One of the difficulties in running a remote meeting is that Skype and other audio/video chat tools inhibit the natural nonverbal side-channel communication we use when in person. This article suggests some ways you can use your existing group chat application in concert with video/audio conferencing in order to restore some of that lost lost bandwidth and facilitate quicker, more effective remote meetings.
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Wide Teams Podcast Episode 3: Interview with Mike Zazaian, Part 1
This was the very first interview I conducted for Wide Teams. I couldn't have picked a better subject for a first interview if I had tried, because Mike had such a wealth of insights to share that I had to split the interview into multiple parts. This is part 1.
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Wide Links #2
A collection of links about remote work and distributed teams, from around the web.
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The Remote Toolkit: Google Drawings (screencast)
A quick walkthrough of the basic features of the new Google Drawing app, with a focus on remote collaboration features.
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Poll: What kind of distributed team are you in?
I created another screencast last night but the audio turned out garbled. So it's poll time instead!
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The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide: Part 1
Part one of a multi-part guide to getting started as a geographically distributed team. In this article I talk about the attitudes that form the foundations of an effective dispersed team
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