Regardless of geography, web conferences permit
presentations, seminars, briefings, press conferences,
lectures, training classes and much, much more to take
place. Individuals can share files, graphics, charts, web
pages, view slideshows, listen to audio conferences and
chat with others involved.
Users can be formed into queues in their own 'channels' and
listen to a master 'channel.'
For example, a company that has more than 5,000 employees
can host a company wide meeting via a web conference.
Groups within the corporation may be assigned to their own
channel and 'speakers' will be broadcast to all channels.
This would allow groups to discuss what is heard and
viewed, but doesn't involve the renting of a space or the
gathering together of so many employees. Business
operations also need not be suspended for employees to
attend such a meeting as many times they simply generate
information and do not require direct response to the
information offered.
Also, in the instances where there were people who were
unable to attend or want to review what was said at a later
time, the meeting can be logged and replayed in exact
detail to allow absent employees to be caught up. Web
conferences have the convenience of communication without
the limitations imposed by geography, number of attendees
or even absences, which might diminish the message being
sent out.
Meetings such as a company wide one would require some
planning including the emailing of invitations to all
participants, setting up the audio conferencing, streaming
videos and any other media, like slideshows. This advance
preparation is no different than what would be required to
host a meeting on grand scale where the audience must be
gathered into one location rather than just present in
their own offices.
Conferences that have fewer people can be started at any
time, whether just by opening a channel and inviting the
available into it or meeting at a standard time. Some
companies even employ an open channel conference between
members of the same group.
This allows cooperative response to dilemmas. In the
instance of a problem, the entire group can be alerted at
once in order to take action or offer advice. This
availability is much like the usage of instant messaging
between co-workers or others whether on-site or off.
Web conferences ensure time and cost effective methods for
corporate communication without hassle.
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About the Author
John Simpson works in software development. Some time ago
he was asked to research voip and web conferencing. Now
his company has slashed their comms bill and travel costs,
using web conferencing technologies.
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