COVID-19 – Helping Your Employees Work From Home

Smart Offices is dedicated to providing technology equipment and support that helps your business stay productive. In the midst of the Corona Virus, we’d like to offer our support for any of your technology needs. To help your business stay up and running, we can provide video conferencing solutions, assist with remote access and anything else you need to help employees stay connected and continue working.

Video conferencing is an important part of doing business in the 21st century. It allows fully visual communication with clients and coworkers from anywhere in the world at any time. Read on to find out why you need video conferencing solutions for your business. 

Benefits of Video Conferencing

Video conferencing provides more benefits than reducing travel time and costs. Some other benefits video conferencing allow for include:

• Improved communication
• Stronger business relationships
• Increased employee satisfaction

Having virtual meetings help employees maintain a sense of normalcy. It also helps prevent miscommunications and misunderstandings between employees.

What You Need for Video Conferencing

There are only a few basic equipment requirements for video conferencing:

Microphone and Camera
A quality microphone and camera are essential for transmitting your audio and video to others. These could be built into your device or externally attached. However, most laptops, phones and tablets already come with this equipment. Another option is purchasing a USB webcam and a headset that plugs into a headphone jack or a USB microphone.

Device with Internet Connectivity
Any Internet-connected device with a screen should have video conferencing capabilities. The easiest devices to use are computers, smartphones, tablets or VoIP phones. However, as long as your device has a screen for viewing other participants and a speaker for hearing audio it will work fine.

Strong Internet Connection
Technically speaking, video conference calls work using any Internet connection. However, a high-quality video call requires a stronger Internet connection. Therefore, broadband Internet is the best choice. Wi-Fi and ethernet connections work fine if speeds are high enough and the connection isn’t being used by too many devices. 

VoIP Service Provider
Additionally, video conferencing requires a software platform for running the call, also known as a VoIP provider. Use a free VoIp service provider for calls with a small number of attendees. However, services with more features require a small fee for a service plan. 

Looking for video conferencing for your business during the Coronavirus? Smart Offices and Smart Homes is dedicated to providing technology products that keep your employees safe and help you stay productive and running. Contact us today at 517-381-5171 to get set up with video conferencing solutions. Whatever action you take today will help you prepare your business for the future.