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Videoconferencing
Advantages
Video conferencing permits a large or small
number of individuals to communicate in real time, no matter
where they are located. Via audio and video transmissions,
the parties will be able to discuss, conference, and compare
charts, graphs, and other items. This combination of visual
data with voice interaction and video reality makes this as
most useful tool for many business and individuals alike. Yet
what exactly are the advantages of video conferencing?
While
the advantages may differ slightly from business to business,
here is a list of overall advantages as they may
be experienced by most:
- Video
conferencing is a lot less expansive than traveling.
If you consider that the average business
trip requires two
way transportation to and from the location, accommodations,
quite possibly car rental or other transportation at
the target location, meals, entertainment of clients, and
various
other
incidentals, it is easy to understand that a video conference
that will keep the employee or executive in the office
rather than traveling halfway across the county is indeed
a money
saving idea. Some of the hidden costs that can be avoided
as well are insurance premiums to cover the traveling
employee, the cost of hiring a temporary replacement or
the overtime
to cover the workload of the employee, as well as the
money that it costs to call together a meeting for the
debriefing.
As you can see, the time that is lost in travel is useable
in video conferencing.
- In
addition to the foregoing, video conferencing requires
the participants to be well
prepared ahead of the conference.
Gone are the days when an employee is flying across
country only to realize that she or he left a big presentation
in the office at home. With video conferencing, all office
applications
and files are immediately accessible. Additionally,
to
make the conference go well, all participants will want
to have
their presentations together and ready for sharing.
- Of
course, quite possibly the greatest advantage of video
conferencing is the easy access a business
or company has
to experts. Law offices in particular will appreciate
the ability
to solicit expert testimony from the best and brightest
in their fields. Not to be forgotten, the medical
profession, too, greatly benefits from video conferencing
since
experts
from across the country or even across the world
are able to collaborate and find solutions to baffling
cases.
- One
of the more peripheral advantages is the fact that employees
will be able to receive direct training
in research,
presentation
skills as well as public speaking. After all, anyone
may be called on to participate in a video conference,
and therefore
all those involved in a certain aspect of the business
need to be able to make sure they are up to date
on all the information,
as well as able to present it properly.
- Compared
to a mere telephone call, video conferencing is much
more personal. Gone are the days when a
proposal was
sent via the mail and then a follow up phone
call was made to see
if the proposal was received and if the company
was interested, requested changes, etc. Using
video conferencing,
the data
may be sent simultaneously. This permits businesses
to close deals much faster and also gives the
buyer, or proposed recipient
of a service, a certain person to person contact
which makes it a much more pleasant experience.
Additionally, it permits
the seller, or service provider, to create that
personal relationship with a client, which is
a most valuable
tool for future up-sell
opportunities.
Another advantage that quite possibly is a part of all the
items already mentioned is the simple possibility to communicate
on all levels, including body language. During a telephone
call, body language cannot be perceived, and when debriefing
an employee who has just returned from a business trip or conference,
you will only be able to rely on her or his take of the situation
and the participants. Video conferencing permits everyone involved
to get a good read on a situation, a new client or provider,
and thusly communicate on a number of levels.
As you can see, video conferencing is indeed a technology
that offers many advantages to its users. With ever better
technological advances and user-friendly prices, this may be
a business application that is here to stay and will soon rival
the fax machine itself.
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