| Advances in technology and fast internet service | | | | conference but don't have the audio-video |
| have made video a medium available to just | | | | equipment to do so can still get a streaming text |
| about anyone. Even if you don't have the | | | | feed. A comprehensive and accurate transcript of |
| equipment at your business, third parties such as | | | | the session enhances the video record. |
| a court reporting agency can provide the service. | | | | Court reporting adds authority to |
| Advantages of Video-Conferencing | | | | video-conferencing. This may not be necessary |
| Scheduling a meeting with people in the same | | | | for basic conference meetings, but for other |
| building is hard enough, but trying to schedule | | | | events having the documentation of a certified |
| meetings with people from other locations can be | | | | but disinterested third party can be critical. |
| impossible. Conference calls work for some | | | | Tips for Good Conferences |
| applications, but often you need a picture to get | | | | Everyone should be in position at least 10-15 |
| the full benefit of the information presented. | | | | minutes before the beginning of the conference. |
| Video-conferencing makes scheduling easier for | | | | This allows everyone to get familiar with the |
| everyone. You no longer have to include travel | | | | facility and allows the equipment operators to get |
| time for people from other locations in the city. | | | | everything up and running by the start of the |
| Nor do people from far distant offices have to | | | | meeting. |
| spend a day traveling just for a two-hour | | | | Even if your company doesn't have a dress code, |
| meeting. | | | | clothing matters on video. Stripes and patterns |
| Not only will you save on travel expenses, an | | | | can create bizarre interference effects while |
| important benefit in these days of rising fuel | | | | white clothing can cause glare. Solids in muted |
| prices, but you save on employee time. Your | | | | colors show up best on screen. |
| staff isn't wasting time driving and flying and can | | | | Have everyone in the conference introduce |
| get more work done in the time allotted. Finally, | | | | themselves, even people who aren't on camera. |
| you get a video record of the conference which | | | | This roll call ensures that everyone is connected. |
| might be important for later. | | | | Microphones are sensitive so should be muted |
| Court Reporters Add a New Dimension to | | | | when not in use. They easily pick up sounds like |
| Video-Conferencing | | | | drumming fingers, coughs, and whispered |
| If you should get your video-conferencing service | | | | comments. |
| through a court reporting agency, the services of | | | | Visual aids are common in, and often the reason |
| a certified court reporter can provide additional | | | | for, video-conferencing. Charts and other displays |
| features to the conference. | | | | should be simple because they will be reduced on |
| Live closed captioning allows your hearing-impaired | | | | camera. They should be in landscape rather than |
| employees to attend the conference without | | | | portrait format since video screens are wider |
| restriction. People who want to monitor the | | | | than they are tall. |