subject: Benefits Of A Video Conference Over Traditional Face To Face Business Meetings [print this page] Video Conferencing is increasingly becoming a fast addition to the success of global businesses. As large corporations and even small companies become more aware of the advantages of using the video conferencing technology as a solution to achieving fast business decisions, it has over time, proven to be an effective tool in the business environment over the traditional face to face meetings.
The benefits of the technology behind Video Conferencing are numerous, it is convenient and increases productivity. With the connection of the right video cameras and screens, companies can maintain local presence in many cities across the world at the same time.
Communication without barrier is achieved with a video conference technology, as customers can communicate with companies, employees in different cities can have real time meetings right from their local office, without the need for visa or travel arrangements. While face to face meetings require customers or employees of a company traveling miles, arranging hotels, transport, spending hours just to get to the place of meeting for a one hour or two hours business meeting, video conference meetings can be achieved without much troubles, just switching on the already deployed video equipment or using the video conference room as common in many large companies can go a long way to save time, money and efforts. Video conference meetings can be auto recorded for a playback when needed. Every benefit of face to face meetings can be achieved with video conferencing as participants will still get to see each others facial expressions and body language with good audio sounds. More people can be accommodated during each meeting, voice and picture present real life situations and video screens can be as high as the wall for more impressive impact. Companies in many countries now use video conferencing to train their staff members remotely, and training can be as frequent as they want without the need for expensive travel arrangements or time consideration. Because communication is the same as in the traditional face to face meetings, participants can agree and disagree in real time aiding good business decisions.
Video conferencing technology is not only being used by companies, it is now being adopted by universities as part of their distance online degree programs, lectures are being delivered across the world in real time as student do not need to travel away from their home country to receive lectures. Medical Doctors use it as a means to proffer timely medical advice or information on a patient health.
Video conferencing is an exciting technology and can be applied in many businesses and non business environment as a means to increase productivity, reduce money and time spent in a face to face meeting environment.
