Video Conferencing

Back in the day, to have a meeting you had to ensure that all participants could be at a proposed spot at the same time on the same day. They had to be ready to go and get business done. This could easily take up half of a day. Thankfully that is no longer the case.

Now, meetings are much easier both to host and to attend. They're not as boring and dull, and they are also quicker. This is all thanks to something called audio conferencing.

Sometimes audio conferencing is called teleconferencing, or teleseminar. This is a method for holding conferences via technology, generally through telephone or computer.

More than five people can all be ‘together' in a meeting, with each person attending from a remote location. This is because it can be held by a simple device being attached to a phone.

This is the biggest advantage to this meeting technique. If you have access to a phone, you can be part of a audio conference. You don't have to be on site. Because of that, you don't have to look business ready. You can be at home, even, and still ‘make it' to the meeting.

Obviously there are great applications for this technology. One huge one is the ability for businesspeople who have to travel from the home office to still be present for urgent meetings. If the boss is away, he or she doesn't have to be out of the loop. People who need to work from home can also attend meetings this way.

While most of the time audio conferencing is used for work, it isn't solely limited to that use. People also use the technology to chat with family and friends who are in different locations of the country, or even in different countries entirely!

It works easily so long as a few guidelines are met. One important one is for all participants to have the correct time for the conference and the correct dial in number. Without these, they will not be able to participate. It's also important for participants to know what the meeting will be about before it starts, so they can come prepared. Audio conference meetings should not be allowed to drag on.