The board room meeting existed for a hundred years or more until the video conference came along and took meetings online. While the older method still has its uses in some cases and will never go away completely, there are still numerous benefits to online conferences that many people have already felt improving their businesses and personal lives. If you are still on the fence about making the switch, are worried about the technical aspects, or haven’t yet made an online call and are considering it, think about these four largest meeting drawbacks that you have probably experienced and how they could be done away with by online conferencing:
1. Technical Failures
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Paying for increasing gasoline prices and sitting in traffic for hours every day is also a drain for individual employees. Companies have saved thousands through the use of video conferencing, which typically can be done through a device that people use already and the only cost is the monthly software subscription. Smallbusiness.co.uk found that some large companies saved as many as 6,000 flights a year, which amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of savings. Interacting with colleagues in-person will always have some social advantages, but it is now possible to consult with people from all over the world at a time that is convenient for both parties, which was all-but impossible …show more content…
The entire purpose of meetings is not for a group of people to listen to one person talking but for everyone to bring their own ideas and opinions to the table and discuss their pros and cons. The structure of a virtual meeting evens up the playing field a lot more. Rather than the traditional board room structure of some people being in a psychologically higher position than others, each person is visible in a window of equal size. This makes it easier for each person to feel equal, which is especially important for shy people or traditionally marginalized groups. The meeting administrator even has the option of muting a person’s microphone if they feel that they are dominating the conversation too much. This feature also makes it much easier for them to keep control of meetings, prevent them from spinning off into tangents, remain focused, and stay on
1. Technical Failures
Most people who are wary about online conferences are usually worried that they …show more content…
Paying for increasing gasoline prices and sitting in traffic for hours every day is also a drain for individual employees. Companies have saved thousands through the use of video conferencing, which typically can be done through a device that people use already and the only cost is the monthly software subscription. Smallbusiness.co.uk found that some large companies saved as many as 6,000 flights a year, which amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of savings. Interacting with colleagues in-person will always have some social advantages, but it is now possible to consult with people from all over the world at a time that is convenient for both parties, which was all-but impossible …show more content…
The entire purpose of meetings is not for a group of people to listen to one person talking but for everyone to bring their own ideas and opinions to the table and discuss their pros and cons. The structure of a virtual meeting evens up the playing field a lot more. Rather than the traditional board room structure of some people being in a psychologically higher position than others, each person is visible in a window of equal size. This makes it easier for each person to feel equal, which is especially important for shy people or traditionally marginalized groups. The meeting administrator even has the option of muting a person’s microphone if they feel that they are dominating the conversation too much. This feature also makes it much easier for them to keep control of meetings, prevent them from spinning off into tangents, remain focused, and stay on