The Pros And Cons of Conducting Meetings in an Online Conference Room
The Pros
You Save Money – With no need to travel to the office, a city, or a country in order to be part of the meeting, you will save travel costs.
Doing Your Bit For The Environment – Since you will not need to travel anywhere you will leave less of a carbon footprint on the planet.
Much More Efficient – You do not have to worry about finding a venue and most people will have half an hour to spare if they just need to go online to attend.
Recording – There is software that can be used to record the meeting so that anyone who missed it, can watch it at a later stage. There are a number of great programs that can be used to do this.
Interviews – Doing online first interviews is a great way to screen people to see who will be moving on to the next phase of the interviewing process.
The Cons
Needing to Buy Appropriate Hardware And Extra Software – Most people have a smartphone or laptop that can be used for online meetings, but some do not, and that will mean that they will need to purchase extra software that can handle it.
Differences in Time – It can be really tricky to find a time that suits all involved, especially when people from different time zones need to be present in the meeting. This is the reason why many people choose to be at the meeting in person.
Technical Issues – There will be times when the Internet just does not want to work with you, or your software starts to give you problems. Sometimes people will have their laptops stolen and will not be able to attend at the time.
Errors in Communication – Sometimes is not that easy to understand someone when you are not in the same room as them, especially if they have a heavy accent. There are also often times when someone will not hear everything that is said and are shy to ask, especially if there are other people on the same call.
People Talking Over Each Other – Sometimes it is difficult to hear when one person has finished talking, and the next has started.
Tricky Topics – Emotional or serious topics are never easy to discuss in an
Online Conference Room, as people prefer to do this in a one-on-one situation.
