Frequently Asked Questions about the Summit and Answers

How can I find out what’s happening today?
Today’s topic and all the information on how to listen in is on today’s page of this site.

What time is each day’s interview?
Each summit interview will be available from 8am UK time, 3am Eastern. We’ve arranged two different ways you can join in, but whichever you choose, you’ll hear each interview from the very start. So, choose a slot in your day to suit you. We decided to do this as we have people from Australia to San Francisco taking part and there’s no one time that’s ideal for everyone. We hope you enjoy the flexibility.

How long will each interview last?
Each interview will last between 30 and 50 minutes.

How can we interact?
During the Summit, please join in discussions around the topics and ask questions at our open LinkedIn group. You can find it here

Alternatively, you can tweet your thoughts, questions and input with Twitter, making sure you include #virtualwork in your tweet.
That’s our hash tag. To see what others are saying, search Twitter for #virtualwork and all the comments will appear. I’m @pennypullan by the way.

How do I join in to hear the interview?
Each day, you can choose to listen in the way that suits you best, either on-line or by telephone:

Listen over computer: Available from 8am UK, 9am CET, 3am Eastern today until the end of the day.

Benefits:

  • no cost to you
  • available for longer each day
  • listen when you want to during the day

    • Possible problems:

  • Company firewalls might get in the way. Please try it and see!
  • If you have problems, make sure your speakers are turned on and that your volume is set above 0. Try the top player first as this takes up less bandwidth and should work for most people. The second one is likely to be a bit clearer.
  • If you navigate away from this page, the player will stop. For example, if you click on the menu to see the speakers’ books, the player will stop. (We’ve made sure that the links to the speaker’s website and the LinkedIn group open in new windows, so these will both work without stopping playback.)
  • If you can’t see a button with a black triangle on it, then your firewall may be blocking the player. In that case, try listening from home if you can or use the dial in option.

    • This player is available 23 hours per day except when we update it between 7 and 8am UK time (see a time zone converter to work out when that is in your timezone)
    If you’d like to use the same audio player on your website, then click on the bar and Audio Acrobat will open up, allowing you to sign up for a free trial. If you don’t want to try the software, there is NO need to sign up for this just to listen in.

    		 Listen by phone: Available from 8am UK time, 9am continental European time, 3am Eastern today to 11am UK time, 12 midnight European, 6pm Eastern).

    Benefits: all you need is your telephone, special numbers for many countries, listen when you want to as the interview will start when you join the call, you won’t be blocked by firewalls or other technology issues

    Possible problems: you will need to pay for your call. The rates can be high especially from mobiles. Please check with your provider if your country is not listed below.

    To call, dial the appropriate number from the list below and enter this passcode: 92348# when asked.

    Here are the numbers to use:

    Country Number Cost per minute
    UK daytime 0844 84 84 84 0 4.3 pence
    UK after 6pm 0844 8 360 360 1.7 pence
    Austria 0820 401 15473
    France 082 123 1046 € 0.12
    Ireland 0818 220002 € 0.06
    Germany 01805 123 0131 € 0.12
    Spain 902 886 038 € 0.06
    Poland 0703 100353 0.35 PLN
    Any other country +44 844 873 60 60 Check with your service provider
    Any other country +49 1803 002 063 Check with your service provider
       

    How can I get the CDs that you talked about?
    We’ve received many orders for the set of CDs of the talks in this Summit. We’re primed our audio engineer from New Zealand to prepare the best quality files he can for each CD so that you can enjoy the talks whenever you listen again, whether in the car, at home, whenever suits you. All the interviews were recorded virtually of course.

    If you would like the CDs, you can find out more and order them here.

    Where can I find out about the speakers’ books and resources?
    Have a look at our Summit booklist, which is hosted by Amazon.co.uk.

    Why are you running this Summit?
    Penny Pullan has been working virtually since 2001, when the tragedy of 9/11 caused business travel at the multinational she worked for to stop completely for three months. She had to learn how to run global projects without the face to face time she’d always been used to. Penny’s a trained facilitator and project manager and is always on the lookout to find what works when working virtually and to discard what doesn’t. Now she runs a consultancy focusing on getting projects done through others, often virtually. Over the years, Penny has met experts from around the world and this Summit is her chance to introduce them and their special insights to you.

    All of the speakers realise that virtual working is becoming more and more important for the world we live in and have agreed to join in to share their insights to a wide audience as part of this Summit. Thank you speakers and thank you everyone who is participating. Without all of you, there would be no Summit.

    Any more questions?
    If you have any more questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Penny Pullan, your Summit Host by e-mail or via the LinkedIn group. We’ll keep this page updated.