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Get Your Projects Approved Faster | EP 8

How engineers, city staff and developers can use video and Microsoft Teams to talk with review agencies, answer concerns and keep approvals moving.

This episode is for engineers, city officials, government agencies and real estate developers who work with review agencies. It looks at how video messages and Microsoft Teams can help get your projects approved faster, improve teamwork and save time.

Microsoft Teams supports asynchronous communication. You can show your plans, answer concerns and clear up project details without scheduling a meeting.

The episode also covers the advantages of sending videos and how to raise the quality of your video messages.

In this episode

  • The problems with traditional back-and-forth with review agency staff.
  • Why video messages can work better than email or text.
  • An example presentation in Microsoft Teams.
  • Best practices for video communication, and how to put these skills to work.
  • A question and answer session.

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