Legal Tech Tips
| Publication year | 2022 |
| Pages | 0048 |
BY NKOYO-ENE R. EFFIONG AND MIKE MONAHAN
1 Microsoft Teams + Microsoft Translator
Calling all Microsoft Teams users! Did you know you can have your meetings and messages translated in real time while using Teams? Pairing Teams with Microsoft Translator allows you to call your clients, caption what they are saying, and have it translated for them. In turn, your clients can talk or write back in their preferred language. Multiple parties can join a conference, and each can communicate in their own language, specified by their personal language settings.
2 Hugo—Meeting Management
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Do you find yourself searching at the last minute to have everything you need for leading a meeting? Let Hugo manage your calendar, notes and tasks in one place so you can be more prepared. This app connects with your calendar and sends a notification with your upcoming meeting. Inside the app you can create agendas, meeting minutes and other templates to help you lead a more productive meeting. You can also capture, assign and track action items.
3 Teleprompter Mirror
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Creating a lot of video content for your law practice? Try this free web-based app on your computer or phone. Copy and paste your text in the main window. Select your font, margin, speed and other features and voila you are ready to go.
4 NordVPN
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Secure your internet connection. Whether you are using the Wi-Fi in your home or at a hotel or coffee shop, you want to ensure your connection is safe. A VPN, virtual private network, hides your IP address, browsing activity and personal data on any Wi-Fi network, even at home. VPN also helps guard against hackers and snoops on public Wi-Fi networks.
5 Closed Captions
Did you know that 85% of people watch videos on social media in silence? If are relying on video to reach your audience on social media, you are missing a huge opportunity if you are not providing captions. Captions not only help you reach a broader audience, they also expand access to our deaf and hard of hearing community. If you are using video conference to connect with clients and potential clients, both Zoom and Teams have caption options. Post a lot of stories on Instagram? You can captions your recordings as well. Facebook also offers captions when you go live.
Want more? Apps like Clips, MixCaption and BigVUE offer...
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