Video Conferencing

Good Afternoon everyone. My Name is . Today I want to talk to you about a form of technology that many of us haven’t taken the advantage of using.

Would any of you like to visit lions at the San Diego Zoo or museums around the world right now? Well you can using videoconferencing.

Today I am going to inform you on:

What videoconferencing is.

The advantages and disadvantages of videoconferencing and

The components of videoconferencing system

Research has shown that effective communication depends heavily on the visual component of face-to-face meetings.

Distributing basic information can be handled effectively by email.

But For distributing detailed information that includes graphics and text, using videoconferencing can be a huge advantage.

Definition

What Is the definition of Videoconferencing?

A conference between two or more participants at different sites by using computer or telephone networks to transmit audio and video data.

Basically any 2-way, real-time communication is videoconferencing.

In addition to interacting with people in remote locations, videoconferencing is also used for college coursework.

Pro & Con

The disadvantage of videoconferencing is that all parties joining in the videoconference must have equipment that is compatible with each other.

But there many more advantages that disadvantages.

The biggest advantage of videoconferencing is that its live with moving pictures. Obviously, videoconferencing provides people access to the visual data people rely on so much for nonverbal communication.

Another advantage is that groups of people can communicate with each other.

Also during a videoconference, people can jointly view and discuss