Many people have preconceived ideas about video collaboration including its usability and usefulness. But not all of those ideas are rooted in experience. Learn the truth about common video conferencing and collaboration myths.

1. The Straight Truth About
Video Collaboration
There are the things you think you know about the video
collaboration experience and then there are the things that are true.
If you have used well supported business-grade video then you
probably already know this stuff.
If you haven’t there are 8 myths about Video Collaboration,
and the real, straight up truths behind them.

2. So are a lot of other business costs but we invest in them
anyway because they make good sense, and the ROI lands
on the right side of the balance sheet.
Indeed, video can be expensive, with an on-premise solution
and multiple high-end endpoints.
However, video can also be very cost-effective by
subscribing to a cloud-based solution and using newly
available low-cost endpoints or soft clients.
Video Conferencing is
Expensive

3. Video Conferencing is
Hard to Use
As with any unfamiliar technology, it is hard to use—until you
know how.
Get the right training and support, and get a few calls under
your belt and video becomes as easy to use as picking up the
phone.

4. Video Calls are
Awkward
The thought of being 'on camera'
is intimidating to some.
However, the experience of having
a conversation over video usually
proves to people that there's
nothing awkward about it.

5. Video Conferencing is for
Large Companies
Is it also true that only very large
companies have employees,
customers, vendors and partners with
whom they could communicate better?
Is it also true that only very large
companies can benefit reduced travel,
more productive meetings and
collaboration?
Of course not. The truth is that
virtually any company of any size, in
any industry can benefit from video.

6. Video Conferencing needs a
Tricked-Out
Boardroom
That's just one of the many ways to
do video. There are many less
elaborate options now on the market
for boardrooms, desktops, laptops
and mobile devices.
Video can connect you from the
office, at home, at the airport or
anywhere else you happen to be.

7. Video Conferencing
Doesn’t Save Time
If you can save a trip by making a video call,
then you have saved time.
If you can have a more productive meeting via
video then you have saved time.
If you can make a decision faster because of
better team dynamics and having all the right
people involved—then you have saved even
more time.

8. Video Conferencing is
Just as Good as the
Telephone
Have you participated in an audio conference where you can't tell the
faceless voices apart when they speak?
Have you wondered about the reaction
of the person on the other line to
something you said?
Telephone strips out the important
visual cues that make face-to-face
communication so much better than
audio only.

9. I don’t need video because
I Don’t Travel
Reducing or long-distance travel is the most
obvious way in which to benefit from video.
Beyond that, video is an enabling technology
that allows users to go places that they never
had the opportunity to go before due to lack of
resources or other limitations. There are
hundreds of use cases for video in virtually
every industry.
Just because you don’t travel doesn’t mean
that there aren’t places you need to be.

10. Telemerge offers all-in-one video collaboration that is easy to use for everyone, anywhere, at
any time. Regardless of the endpoint, people can connect via the cloud without the need for
expensive video conferencing infrastructure , complicated configurations, or test runs.
Communication at it’s simplest, where and when you need it.
Preconceived ideas like these 8 myths about video
collaboration ultimately result in barriers to adopting
the technology within organizations.
Read more about barriers to adoption in our eBook
Moving Forward with Video Conferencing