Video & Teleconferencing Employee Training
Teleconferencing and video training are being used by more and more companies as the cost and ease of use of the technologies involved becomes more accessible. Video training allows companies to produce (for a one-time cost) a high-quality training video that ensures all employees receive the exact same training information.
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Geographic Restrictions
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In the past, new skills, workshops and training seminars required the facilitator to travel to the different locations where the company had offices. The travel expenses, such as flight, hotel and food and lost time of the trainer were costly for the company. With teleconferencing, employees from different offices across the world can log on and watch the training seminar live. They are likely able to ask questions via a chat service which allows those viewing the conference to be in open communication with the presenter.
Time
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Time is saved with teleconferencing and video training. Travel time is cut to almost nothing. Meetings can occur spontaneously without having to schedule everyone to come to one central location, they can all simply join the video conference. This is vital for urgent or emergency training meetings where not everyone can attend. In addition, employees who are traveling are able to participate in regular office meetings via their laptops in a hotel, which saves more time as other employees do not need to fill them in on the details of the meeting when they return.
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Money
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Money is saved by using both teleconferencing and video training. In video training only one trainer is required, there is an initial production fee and the cost of reproducing that training session is the cost of burning a DVD (which is less than a dollar). No longer are trainers required in different offices to perform the same function, they can be replaced with a much lower cost TV and DVD player.
Communication
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Communication via teleconferencing is enhanced over other forms (phone or email) because those conferencing will be able to read the body language of each other. Dr. John Borg suggests in his 2008 book "Body Language: 7 Easy Lessons to Master the Silent Language" that 93 percent of all human communication is done through body language. Teleconferencing allows those being trained to learn that much quicker since they are able to actually see and interact live with the trainer.
Integrated Project Collaboration
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One of the most unique advantages to teleconferencing for training is that instructors may be able to view the screens of their students. They are able to monitor the student's progress and test them live to see if they are understanding the concepts. This instant feedback allows for a much faster and targeted learning approach.
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References
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