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You want to attend that meeting, but you don't have time to ride 3 shuttles to get there, and you don't want to pay for parking. So what are your options?
Phone Conferences
Need to hold a quick, informal meeting without sharing your screen or slides? A phone conference is the simplest solution.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Cheap | Can't see other participants |
| All you need is a phone | Can't share information |
| No technical setup | Less interactive |
Web Conferences
For quick team meetings or professional webinars from the convenience of your office, a web conference can't be beat. Show presentations, share your desktop, and even record the meeting (audio and video) for later playback.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Run a meeting from your desktop | Quality depends on connection speed |
| Record audio and video for later playback | More expensive than a phone call |
| Share slides and any application on any participant's computer | Some technical setup required |
Video Conferences
In addition to sharing audio, slides and applications, a video conference allows participants to feel like they're all in the same room with few limitations.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Share slides and applications | Requires special hardware or software |
| Join a meeting from multiple rooms, or even from your computer | Infrastructure to make scheduling and creating meetings easy won't be ready until Fall 2011 |
| Get all the context you're missing: body language, mood, etc. | Building your own room is expensive |
| Record audio and video for later playback | Not all rooms can "talk" to each other |
| Tie into the TeleMedicine infrastructure | Requires effort for scheduling, support |