PUBLISHED BY IDEAPRESS PUBLISHING
(Being Productive Without Getting Distracted, Lonely or Bored)
ALL NEW SECOND EDITION WINNER OF 7 BOOK AWARDSAn all new updated 2021 edition of the popular original guide to working from home and adjusting to virtual work featuring the best tips and advice from more than 50 top experts. Most books on remote work repeat the same tired advice about being productive while wearing sweatpants. The advice in this book is different. Award winning author Rohit Bhargava reveals the secrets of remote work by curating advice from the experts.
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ABOUT THE GUIDE
Most books on remote work repeat the same tired advice about being productive while wearing sweatpants. The advice in this book is different. Award winning author Rohit Bhargava reveals the secrets of remote work by curating advice from the experts.
Most guides to virtual work pretend like it is better than being face-to-face. It usually isn't. But in today's business world, there are many reasons you need to work remotely or do virtual meetings, from taking parental leave to navigating a global health pandemic.
In this short guide featuring a compilation of the best advice and insights from more than 50 experts from dozens of industries, you will learn the keys to being effective from afar. Whether you need to deliver a presentation to a virtual audience or collaborate with a global team, this handy guide will help you be more productive when you can't be there in person.
This is not a book that will convince you that you need to work remotely every day or that you should go to a Caribbean island and become a digital nomad. It's a guide for anyone forced to work remotely, stuck on too many Zoom calls, and looking for quick actionable advice on how to shift the way they work to get more done every day.
IN THIS BOOK
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Why trying to recreate a "home studio" for presentations is overrated.
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How you can build powerful relationships with people you've never met.
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The seven rules of virtual meetings that everyone should know.
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How to look and sound amazing on video, without spending a fortune.
READER RESOURCES
Every Non-Obvious Guide comes with companion resources organized by chapter, hosted here so they are always available.
A checklist of the elements that make a home workspace effective.
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Tech recommendations for running better virtual meetings.
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A template for crafting a social media strategy.
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Seven rules everyone should know before their next virtual meeting.
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Ten tips for presenting well to a virtual audience.
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What to look for when booking a keynote speaker for a virtual event.
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Ten tips for building trust with people you have never met in person.
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A short guide to looking and sounding great on video.
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A few spreads from the guide.
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RECOGNITION
Across both editions, the guide has been recognized eight times. Here is every honor, and what each award is for.
WINNER
Winner, Business: Reference
One of the largest mainstream book award competitions in the United States, judged across dozens of subcategories.
WINNER
Winner
One of the largest mainstream book award competitions in the United States, judged across dozens of subcategories.
SILVER MEDAL
Silver Medal
Foreword Reviews' annual awards for the best books from independent and university presses.
SILVER MEDAL
Silver Medal
The Axiom Awards recognize exemplary business books, judged on quality of content, originality, design and production.
BRONZE MEDAL
Bronze Medal
The IPPY Awards honor the best independently published titles from around the world.
DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE
Distinguished Favorite
A global competition for independent publishers in which judges weigh each book against a broad set of editorial and production criteria.
FINALIST
Finalist
A competition that receives more than two thousand entries from authors and publishers worldwide each year.
FINALIST
Finalist
The largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.
FOREIGN EDITIONS
The guide is also available in translated editions.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
“The white-collar working environment is changing rapidly: dump the Man in the Grey Flannel Suit into twenty-first century Manhattan and he’d be in over his head. Bhargava guides those suddenly dropped into virtual work due to the COVID-19 pandemic by drawing on his own experiences and using anecdotes provided by entrepreneurs. . . . A good addition to public library shelves, since most will serve remote workers for the foreseeable future.”
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