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When most people think of “video conferencing,” they picture telepresence meetings taking place in a large boardroom with plasma screens. These days, companies of all sizes can bring a live, interactive component to their online meetings, training sessions and sales demos without all of that fancy equipment. By simply hooking up a webcam to their computer and purchasing a web-based conferencing tool, they can actually see the faces of other session participants.

There are so many ways that this easy access to video conferencing tools can improve internal and external communication:

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There are many holidays that serve as once-a-year reminders of things we really should be doing and thinking every single day. Some good examples? Mothers Day, which reminds us that we should love, respect and stay in touch with our mothers as often as possible. Administrative Professionals Day, which reminds busy executives to be appreciative of the staff members who make their jobs easier—and do the little things that often go unnoticed. Or how about birthdays? Yes, we only “turn” a new age once a year. But shouldn’t we celebrate being alive more often than every 365 days?

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Back in 2003, a New York Times article described telecommuting as an explosive workplace trend that was the wave of the “future” and offered tips for a successful working from home experience. Among the most important suggestions: find time for interaction with other people, create a schedule that mirrors a workweek, and ensure that your technology is up-to-par for remote collaboration.

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As an online meeting attendee, your ability to see and interact with all of the session participants—and not just the session leader—is crucial to having a web meeting that is as close as possible to an in-person gathering.

With a video functionality that is simple to use and the ability to display unlimited videos of online meeting participants at the same time, iLinc’s products take virtual meetings to the next level. And yes, we said “unlimited”—even if 1,000+ people are logged onto a session, video feeds of all of those people can be displayed in the iLinc interface.

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Just do a simple search for “web conferencing” on Google and you’ll find more information than you ever wanted (or can handle) on different web conferencing providers. With so many providers and so much information, it can be difficult to determine which company is the best fit for your online meetings.

With all this confusing information out there, I was grateful to find a simple and straightforward article on the ten fundamental requirements for a web conferencing solution. It’s direct and easy-to-read, so I wasn’t faced with information overload. Best of all, it’s published by InsideCRM.com, an independent third-party analyst community, so I knew it was objective.

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