The Straight Truth About Video Collaboration

There are the things you think you know about the video collaboration experience and then there are the things that are true.

If you have used well supported business-grade video then you probably already know this stuff.

If you haven’t there are 8 myths about Video Collaboration,

and the real, straight up truths behind them.  

So are a lot of other business costs but we invest in them anyway because they make good sense, and the ROI lands on the right side of the balance sheet.

Indeed, video can be expensive, with an on-premise solution and multiple high-end endpoints.

However, video can also be very cost-effective by subscribing to a cloud-based solution and using newly available low-cost endpoints or soft clients.

Video Conferencing is

Expensive

Video Conferencing is

Hard to UseAs with any unfamiliar technology, it is hard to use—until you

know how.

Get the right training and support, and get a few calls under your belt and video becomes as easy to use as picking up the phone. 

Hello?Hello?

Video Calls are

AwkwardThe thought of being 'on camera' is intimidating to some.

However, the experience of having a conversation over video usually proves to people that there's nothing awkward about it.

Video Conferencing is forLarge Companies

Is it also true that only very large companies have employees, customers, vendors and partners with whom they could communicate better?

Is it also true that only very large companies can benefit reduced travel, more productive meetings and collaboration?

Of course not. The truth is that virtually any company of any size, in any industry can benefit from video. 

Video Conferencing needs a Tricked-OutBoardroom

That's just one of the many ways to do video. There are many less elaborate options now on the market for boardrooms, desktops, laptops and mobile devices.

Video can connect you from the office, at home, at the airport or anywhere else you happen to be.

Video Conferencing Doesn’t Save Time If you can save a trip by making a video call,

then you have saved time.

If you can have a more productive meeting via video then you have saved time.

If you can make a decision faster because of better team dynamics and having all the right people involved—then you have saved even more time. 

Video Conferencing is Just as Good as the TelephoneHave you participated in an audio conference where you can't tell the

faceless voices apart when they speak?

Have you wondered about the reaction of the person on the other line to something you said?

Telephone strips out the important visual cues that make face-to-face communication so much better than audio only. 

I don’t need video because

I Don’t TravelReducing or long-distance travel is the most obvious way in which to benefit from video.

Beyond that, video is an enabling technology that allows users to go places that they never had the opportunity to go before due to lack of resources or other limitations. There are hundreds of use cases for video in virtually every industry.

Just because you don’t travel doesn’t mean that there aren’t places you need to be.

Telemerge offers all-in-one video collaboration that is easy to use for everyone, anywhere, at any time. Regardless of the endpoint, people can connect via the cloud without the need for expensive video conferencing infrastructure , complicated configurations, or test runs. Communication at it’s simplest, where and when you need it.

Preconceived ideas like these 8 myths about video collaboration ultimately result in barriers to adopting the technology within organizations.

Read more about barriers to adoption in our eBook

Moving Forward with Video Conferencing