GoTo Meeting allows video conferencing, screen sharing, and recording of virtual meetings.
How it is useful to technical communicators:
Technical communicators might use GoTo Meeting to communicate with team members and clients, especially if they are not located in the same area.
Learn more:
GoTo Meeting is available on web browsers or mobile devices via an app. For a fee, users can subscribe to a plan that best fits their needs.
Other software like it:
Google Hangout, Skype, WebEx
Toggl is a time-keeping app for logging one’s hours spent on projects (or anything, really).
A technical communicator may juggle a variety of roles as an independent consultant for multiple clients as well as a full-time student. You might need something to track your billable hours, as well as to record how much time you spend on schoolwork, so you can prioritize better and make time to have a life.
Similar apps that may be found on the Google play store include Timesheet, aTimeLogger, Time Tracker. But I really love Toggl; I’m toggling right now.
Confluence is a software that is used for group collaboration. It helps groups working on common tasks reach their mutual goals. Users have the ability to create, discuss, organize, and centralize their projects all on one common and easy to access platform. Confluence is a paid software, although users have the option to try a free trial version.
How it is useful:
In the field of technical communication, there are many instances in which the technical communicator must work in a group or collaborate on a project. Technical communicators may also have the opportunity to manage or lead projects. During these occasions, having resources to collectively use as a group to store and edit content is essential. A technical communicator is expected to know how to use a number of collaboration-oriented software, so having an understanding of Confluence will benefit the technical communicator.
Where to learn more about it:
To learn more about Confluence, visit the website at the following link:
https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence
Try out a free trial in order to get hands-on experience with the software before buying it. To try out a free trial version, visit the following link:
https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/try
Similar Software:
Bitrix24 is similar in function to Confluence. This is a more affordable software. Users can download a free version, although it does not include all Bitrix24 features, or pay monthly in order to obtain the full version of this program.
Bitrix24 allows users to communicate and collaborate all in one location. To access this software, visit the following website address:
https://www.bitrix24.com/