Teleconferencing

Teleconferencing

1. Advantages

   • Not necessary for people to travel to meetings, saving time and money
   • Meetings can be called at short notice and no matter where people are, they can partake in the meeting so long as the have a videoconferencing computer
   • Do not have to provide refreshments
   • Do not have to worry about lack of seats

2. Disadvantages

   • People prefer to meet face-to-face when important decisions need to be made
   • The equipment that need to be bought includes...
     • Speakers
     • Microphones
     • Video cameras
   • Although it's improving, technology is not yet perfect and the video and sound can often appear 'out of sync' and 'jerky'

3. When a meeting is taken place over the internet via video cameras, speakers and microphones