We can all appreciate the benefits of mobility—working from anywhere has been more productive for most teams and companies. It has also made it harder to unplug for many. Blending the workday into personal time has become an issue for many employees as well. Balance is hard, especially when you don’t have the perfect home office. In this blog post, we will hit some important points when it comes to video meetings. Video conferences are here to stay, and there a few tips & facts to digest to keep video calls running smoothly.

81% of those who work from home use video calling or online conferencing platforms to keep in touch with colleagues. – Pew Research

Privacy when conducting video conferences

With the significant increase in video calls and online meetings, it’s presents a good time to think about privacy differently. Spaces that were once private are now on public view. Whether it’s our beds, backyards or dining rooms, our personal lives are now the background of our important meetings. One thing to remember is to be mindful of our surroundings to ensure that we don’t show things that are too personal. In many video platforms, there are options that are great to utilize to keep your private life more private. Some of these options are background blur and virtual backgrounds.

Coming up with a plan, and being consistent with your privacy is a great way to control your video meeting surroundings. Of course you can gauge your privacy/space requirements based on your audience as well. If your team is close-knit and won’t mind your cat climbing on the keyboard, you’re all set. When conducting a serious interview or presentation, you might want to find a more professional space or background. Some companies are working hybrid/flexibly, so consider going into the office on days you know you have bigger meetings.

Taking advantage of visual aids

Being able to use visual aids, as you would in an in-person meeting, is a great tool that comes along with video conferencing. Sharing your screen and being able to point out specific areas of a document or project is highly effective. Many video conferencing systems also have a whiteboard feature where you can write, type, and draw and it will show up on the screens of your fellow callers in real time. You won’t have to say “I wish I could just show you what I mean,” because you will be able to quite literally do just that.

Ineffective audio conference calls can even create more meetings due to lack of complete understanding, which reduces productivity and increases frustration. Video meetings allow participants to make use of multiple senses, rather than strictly their ability to hear a conversation. This heightens concentration levels and allows participants to absorb more information.

Video calls can build bonds within teams/organizations

Video meetings have been a great way to help teams & companies across regions and geographies connect. It allows coworkers to work together as if they are in the same room. Companies have seen that this allows projects to move along faster, and enables teams to have concise discussions. Video is the best way to connect when in-person interactions are scarce for reasons of location or sickness.

A video call culture fosters open communication because we are able to contextualize our coworkers and their ideas. There is no need to guess as to whether we are understood and/or understanding our colleagues’ perspectives. Many times, utilizing forms of communication such as email can leave a lot of room for personal interpretation. Using video meetings instead helps build bonds and understand each other. There are also features like chat, recording, and voice transcriptions that can make it even easier to understand and keep that conversation.

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The business world is more connected than ever before, and the people we work with (colleagues, prospects, clients) can span several states, time zones, and even continents. It’s not always an option to conveniently or safely meet in person, so we have switched to depending on video conferencing now more than ever to help us communicate and collaborate.

Video conferencing often depends on agility to make meetings effective and productive. After all, spending several minutes digging through emails for a meeting ID is time that could be spent reviewing and planning for the meeting. Instead, browser-based meetings are set to dominate the future of video conferencing. Here are a few reasons why:

Video Platform Compatible with Most Browsers

A browser-based video platform means freedom of choice. Freedom of choice means you can work how you want. In today’s workforce, convenient is key. Being able to easily stay in the browser of your choice makes it easier to stay on task and productive. CallHarbor Video supports major browsers—including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. Video, audio, web conferencing, and meeting recordings are only one click away.

Fast to Launch

CallHarbor video is fast to launch. You don’t have to wait for three different windows and options to open. You don’t have to give your computer permission to open separate windows, and sit wondering if you have the correct platform downloaded. The link you receive will take you right into the main meeting. Our video platform has a calendar integration that allows hosts to send invites right from the platform. You have the ability to preconfigure your meeting invitations to automatically place participants into browser-based meetings. This gets you into the platform nice and quick by bypassing download requests.

Great Video Capabilities

Our video conferencing platform has great capabilities for every business scenario. From sales calls, to interviews, to large web conferencing, we’ve got you covered. You can fuel multiple business scenarios with simple, modern CallHarbor browser video meetings. From vital sales calls and essential customer check-ins, to seamless employee interviews and professional webinars. Our platform removes obstacles so attendees join instantly, and meetings start on time. Another one of our great capabilities is the ability to record your session. Whether you want to share it with other members of your team, or post it online, you have the power.

No Need to Download, Store, or Update

A great thing about browser-based video conferencing platforms is the automatic updates! Just like the rest of our platform, when we make any updates, your system updates too! You don’t have to worry about carving out time to update your video conference platform before your big meeting. It’s already done right when you open the meeting invite! Not having to download the platform also means not having to worry about heavy storage. You can open the meeting from any browser – whether that’s on your laptop, your tablet, etc.

Video conferencing is truly the future of communicating in an ever-increasing remote workforce. Allowing users can join the conversation simply by clicking a link, everyone can waste less time and energy navigating configurations and tedious setup processes, and spend less time setting up meetings and more time delivering productive meetings.

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