Video Conferencing: Acquainting Yourself With Its Advantages & Disadvantages

So, you must have already tried calling someone using your computer and internet connection. Video conferencing is very much similar to it as this kind of technology in the field of communication not only allows you to hear the person at the other end but you can see him as well. The difference is that videoconferencing is designed and intended for larger meetings, discussions, conferences and/or seminars. While this kind of technology has become truly popular and rampant all over the world, it is important for you to learn about its advantages and disadvantages first. This will help you determine whether or not the technology is a good option for your business’ needs and requirements.

The Advantages

The advantages of videoconferencing are as follows:

• The use of videoconferencing is something that will allow you to reach someone whom you want to reach immediately. This means that you have the power to hear and see a person or persons no matter what time of the day it is and no matter where that person is at a particular time. Thus, this gives you the chance to overlook the need to travel between countries and states especially when you want to conduct an immediate conference with your employees, partners, clients, etc.
• Videoconferencing allows you to virtually interact with many persons. For an instance, a dozen of executives in New York  can easily connect to five others in Amsterdam and coupe more in London to hold a conference or business discussion that allow everyone to see and hear each other perfectly.
• Visual displays like PowerPoint can be shared and presented to everyone who has attended the conference, giving all participants the feeling of meeting up in a single room, allowing them all to stay focused and on task.
• Virtual whiteboards are provided to give everyone the opportunity to deliver his thoughts and ideas.
• In other cases, videoconferencing allows a user to see the computer activities of other members of the conference.

The Disadvantages

The disadvantages of video conferencing are as follows:

• It is known that the price of this technological innovation is something that causes drawbacks among organizations, businesses and companies. However, there are cheaper options that you may want to pick in case you are not particular with the ones that have more advanced features.
• There are human acts that do not effectively translate over a specific distance and these include eye contact.