12. Advantages of video conferencing

- There is no need to spend time and money travelling to meetings

- You can have a 'meeting' with people from many different offices /countries without any of them having to travel

- You can see people as well as hear them. This means you can see their body language which you can't do with a telephone call.

- You can all view a document on the screen at the same time. People can work together and add their ideas. The document can be emailed to all of the people at the meeting later on.

- Ideas and knowledge can be communicated between all those at the meeting very quickly and responses gathered. Video conferencing is good for 'brainstorming'.