Manage Projects. Manage Teams.

Finding ways to stay connected in a totally virtual world is critical to communication and productivity. We used to have simple chat platforms like AOL Messenger, but these days there’s tons of them to choose from.

Some of the most popular are Slack, Google Hangouts and What’s App. There are many platforms that offer this service, but Google Hangouts is my favorite!

Ever wish you could just have a short meeting, say what you need to say and go back to what you were doing? Group chat is the answer! It will allow you to:

· Manage Teams. Group conversations or group chatting creates team accountability and time management.

· Manage projects. If multiple people are working on the same project and each piece relates to the next piece, you can manage the process through a group chat.

· Save Time. You can get in a chat at any time and respond whenever you can.

· Multitask. You can have multiple chats with multiple groups or even just one on one conversations.

· Stay connected. Going on a business trip or vacation and want to stay in the loop, have your team communicate everything via a team group chat. You’ll be instantly informed.

· Saves you money. You won’t need as many phone lines or webinars for team meetings. With Google hangouts, you can video chat, share your screen and even make calls using your computer.

We know that zoom has become super popular and it’s great for scheduled longer meetings, but being able to have a quick video chat is great in these chat rooms.

Communication is key to managing your team and their projects so finding an alternative tool to text and email that is immediate will definitely increase everyone’s overall productivity.