Released on = August 31, 2007, 8:37 pm

Press Release Author = Randy Tyler / Macdonald Youth Services

Industry = Non Profit

Press Release Summary = Voice e-mail is one productivity application that non-profit
organizations should be using to communicate with their online volunteers. There are
certain situations where text-based e-mail is not as effective or efficient as voice
e-mail in conveying a message to your Internet-based volunteers.

Press Release Body = Winnipeg, Canada, September 1, 2007: Voice e-mail is one
productivity application that non-profit organizations should be using to
communicate with their online volunteers. There are certain situations where
text-based e-mail is not as effective or efficient as voice e-mail in conveying a
message to your Internet-based volunteers.

\"I often use voice e-mail to communicate with our online volunteers\", commented
Macdonald Youth Services\' (MYS) Online Volunteer Program Developer, Randy Tyler.
\"Not only is voice e-mail an efficient method to communicate or clarify an online
volunteer assignment, it is a powerful way to personally recognize an online
volunteer\'s efforts and results\", added Tyler.

Why Use Voice E-Mail? Some Advantages:

* Efficient: Considering the same amount of content, a voice message can be
recorded and mailed much easier and faster than typing a text-based e-mail message.
* Personal: Voice mail with its ability to convey one\'s emotions (versus
emoticons), is more personal and intimate than text-based e-mail.
* Inclusive: For people with a disability that makes typing difficult, voice e-mail
is enabling.
* Ergonomic: Sending voice mail may help reduce one\'s risk of developing a
repetitive strain injury (RSI) from typing.

Considerations in Selecting a Desktop-Based Voice E-Mail Application

* Will the application record a voice message in an audio format that can be easily
played on most operating systems and platforms (currently this would be the mp3
format)?
* Does the application allow audio recording parameters (such as: bit rate and
sampling rate) to be configured to accommodate an online volunteer\'s Internet
connection (larger file size

Web Site = http://www.mys.ca/aov

Contact Details = For further information:

Randy Tyler
Volunteer Co-ordinator/Webmaster
Macdonald Youth Services
Winnipeg, Canada
http://www.mys.ca/aov
T: 1-204-949-4292
E: http://www.mys.ca/cgi-bin/randy_email.cgi
Skype: randytyler_canada