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Application Review Assignment 5 English 202C

Presented by Dylan Humenik, Neeru Kimble, and Sharmaine Rivera

Introduction

• Workplaces thrive on efficiency, accuracy, and

productivity.

• Well-produced technical communication strengthens

these factors.

• Technical communication is becoming easier, quicker,

and cheaper due to innovative apps.

• Apps that enhance communication have exploded in

abundance for two reasons:

○ Improving technological innovation ○ Capitalist start-up market in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, with low barrier to entry

• We will review 3 apps that enhance communication.

○ Skype, Convoi, Google Calendar

Criteria

1) User Friendly/Ease of Use 2) Accessibility a) Price b) Devices available c) Location 3) Qualities for Enhancing Communication 4) Design/Layout 5) Reliability

Skype

Communication-Enhancing Elements:

• Video Chat
• Group Video Chat
• Voice Calls
• Instant messaging
• Screen Sharing
• File Sharing
• Voice Message
• Skype buttons
• Forward calls

Other Features:

• Free when communicating with other skype

users ○ $2.99/month for landline phone calls

• Available in 170 countries
• Accessible on many different types of devices

(tablets, smartphones, computers, etc)

• intuitive interface
• Reliability dependent on wifi connection

Convoi

Communication-Enhancing Elements:

• Create group messages

○ Add people from contacts list ○ Participants do not need app ○ In-app or SMS text messages

• Make conference calls

○ Support up to 40 callers ○ Schedule conference calls Other Features:

• Free conference calls
• Free group messaging
• Easy to navigate through
• Conduct team meetings
• Helps for staying organized

Disadvantages:

• Not available on Android, Windows, or Mac

platforms

• Not available outside of US and Canada

Google Calendar

Communication-Enhancing Elements:

• Calendars synced on all

devices instantaneously

• Shared & Public calendars
• Invitations
• Reminders
• To-Do list (shareable)
• Import events from GMail

Other Features:

• Accessible on all browsers

and devices; desktop application too

• Simple design, different

layouts to view calendars

• Price = free
• Good reliability,

infrequent crashes

Weekly View Monthly View

Difficulties:

• Learning curve for:

○ sharing ○ importing ○ subscribing

• No iPhone app

○ Google calendars must be synced with iPhone calendar

• Syncing Google

calendar with other calendars (iPhone’s) is confusing ○ Google provides instructions

Questions?