If you watched the video from our previous post, you saw quite a few ways in which a conference phone call can go bad. Having a bad conference call can hurt your business both in communication and efficiency. Now any successful business owner will tell you that these two aspects are key to their businesses success.
So if efficiency and communication are what you need to make your business successful, why not implement something that does that for you. One solution we recommend is video conferencing. Video conferencing offers quite a few benefits that will make your conference calls more productive, more efficient and save you time. Below we list five of these benefits video conferencing can offer your business.
Reduce Travel
With the digital age amongst us and the global marketplace we live in, businesses are reaching customers all over the globe. But just like with your local mom and pop shop, you still need to stay in touch with employees, colleagues, partners and customers. The only problem is, they might not even be in the same city, country or continent. This first makes contacting them both difficult and expensive do to travel. With video conferencing you can have a face to face meeting without having to hop on a plane or drive 5 hours away. This will in return increase productivity, lower expenses and keep your business moving efficiently.
Easily Share Data
Almost every time I have a meeting I have a packet of information that I need to be going over with my boss and colleagues. When you’re in a remote location you either have to download this from your email or your companies network. This can be a hassle and always has the possibility of never getting to you. During video conferencing you can share data on screen when you’re going over it with your colleagues. So as long as who you need is looking at the screen they are seeing the data you need them to.
Improve Communication
50% of the way your message is conveyed is through body language. This means that during your phone conference call their is a high possibility of your message being taken the wrong way. Humans are visual creatures and what we see is what we pay attention to. When you are able to directly see someone, you are more engaged in what they are saying, During a phone call I could be looking at a million things that have nothing to do with what you are saying that could distract me. With video conferencing you are face to face with the other person which makes for a better connection.
Quicker Decision Making
With video you’re not traveling to meet with whoever you need to, you’re easily sharing data and you are conveying each other’s messages fully to avoid confusion. By fixing just these three aspects you are creating better communication within your business. With better communication you are able to make quick decisions when necessary. Making faster decisions can keep you ahead of your competitors and help you avoid any issue you are currently facing. Quick decision making is one of the top qualities you will see with successful businesses and video conferencing can help you do so as well.
Better Management
Now that you are making faster decisions and your communicating more efficiently throughout your company you are able to improve your management. Management revolves around communication and decision-making. The more you are able to improve each one of these, the more you are able to better your management. With better management you have happier employees, more business opportunities and an overall improved business model.
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Also make sure to watch the video of everything that can go wrong with a bad conference call.