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8 Creative Ways to Use Video Conferencing as an Interpreting Tool

By: Dan Richmond

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MegaMeeting.com is a leading provider of 100% browser-based Video & Web Conferencing solutions, complete with real time audio and video capabilities. Being browser based and working on all major operating systems – Windows, Mac & Linux; MegaMeeting.com provides universal access without the need to download, install or configure software. MegaMeeting.com web conferencing products and services include powerful collaboration tools that accommodate robust Video & Web Conferences, including advanced features such as desktop/application sharing, i.e. Word and Excel documents and PowerPoint presentations without the need to upload any files. MegaMeeting is ideal for multi-location web based meetings, virtual classrooms, employee trainings, product demonstrations, company orientation, customer support, product launches and much more.

For more information please visit www.MegaMeeting.com or call (818) 783-4311.

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??In today’s globalized economy, maximizing communication is a prominent issue which many businesses are faced with.  In order to be successful and properly communicate with partners, vendors and employees, business owners and executives must be able to overstep barriers caused by language restrictions.  For this reason, businesses are increasingly turning to video and web conferencing to help connect with interpreter and transcription services, providing the tools needed to succeed in breaking down communication walls.  

When the presence of an interpreter or translator is immediately needed, connecting through a video conference provides the same personal touch and results as physically being there. Here are 8 creative ways businesses are putting video and web conferencing to use as an interpreting tool:

News and Media – By connecting with a translator through an online video meeting, journalists and reporters can interview sources in foreign areas without worrying about language restrictions.
Judicial and Law – Virtual interpreters and translators in the judicial and law industry can provide help with communication between parties who may have difficulty interacting with each other due to limited language proficiency.   These services can be used in attorney-client meetings, preliminary hearings, arraignments, depositions, and trials.
Medical and Healthcare – Interpreters in the medical and healthcare industry help patients who are challenged by language barriers communicate with doctors, nurses, and other medical staff. Whether repeating what the doctor is saying or translating medical information, video interpreters help provide their clients with a way to be more informed about their health.
Accommodation resources – Sign-language interpreters facilitate communication between people who are deaf or hard of hearing and people who can hear.   Interpreter services can now use video and web conferencing to communicate with those who are hearing impaired.  This works especially well in a classroom setting where interpreters act as an advocate for students, staff and parents, giving equal access to education for everyone.
Conference services – Business conferences attract attendees from all over the world.  During an informational session, international attendees don’t need to be handicapped because they don’t understand what the speaker is saying.  By virtually connecting with an interpreter or a translator, they can fully benefit from what the speaker is saying.
Guide or travel services – While on a business trip in a foreign area, professionals can connect with a translator or interpreter through their computer.  Doing this ensures that communication between all parties is understood.
Business meetings – A business may be headquartered in the United States, but have satellite offices throughout the world.  When important meetings are being held, companies can have language interpreters in the meeting remotely connecting with attendees.  This way everyone can stay on the same page.
Sales localization services – It is hard to close a deal with a prospect who doesn’t understand a single word in the sales pitch.  Through video conferencing, sales teams can use interpreters to translate their sales pitch, ultimately ending up with more sales and with more satisfied clients.

By eliminating language barriers that divide organizations, translation and interpretation services are increasingly using video and web conferencing services to help multi-national and international corporations build trusting business relationships without limitations.

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MegaMeeting.com is a leading provider of 100% browser-based Video & Web Conferencing solutions, complete with real time audio and video capabilities. Being browser based and working on all major operating systems – Windows, Mac & Linux; MegaMeeting.com provides universal access without the need to download, install or configure software. MegaMeeting.com web conferencing products and services include powerful collaboration tools that accommodate robust Video & Web Conferences, including advanced features such as desktop/application sharing, i.e. Word and Excel documents and PowerPoint presentations without the need to upload any files. MegaMeeting is ideal for multi-location web based meetings, virtual classrooms, employee trainings, product demonstrations, company orientation, customer support, product launches and much more.

For more information please visit www.MegaMeeting.com or call (818) 783-4311.

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Using online video conferencing in the classroom provides benefits for both teachers and students.  Educators have the ability to reach out to a greater audience, while students are being introduced to guest speakers and experts from around the world.  But it doesn’t stop there:

Students are participating in virtual field trips and traveling to places all over the world without having to leave the classroom
Virtual “Pen Pal” programs are allowing students to connect and meet with other students who may be located thousands of miles away
Teachers are offering one-on-one student mentoring by reaching out to students who may be having trouble with a particular subject or course
Schools are combining educational resources with other schools, giving students access to an unlimited amount of knowledge
Educators are connecting with isolated students that are separated by location or weather conditions
Students are taking online music lessons and attending a variety of classes from the comfort of their homes
Staff and teachers are participating in online development seminars and workshops
Experts and professionals are reaching out and making themselves more available to speak to classes.  This is partly due to the fact they don’t have to spend any time traveling to make a presentation – guest speakers and lecturers can simply join an online video conference and be seen, as well as heard by all attendees
Students are conducting in-depth research assignments by interviewing experts remotely
Language barriers are being removed because interpreters can now have a virtual presence in the classroom

Online video conferencing helps to build a student’s communication and presentation aptitude, which they will take with them into the business world. Educational institutions implementing this simple technology provide a quality service to not only the teachers and students using it, but to society as well.

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10 Things you can do to optimize your Video Conferencing experience -and why:

1. Set up the camera in a quiet and calm room without to many distractions going on behind you. – You want the person on the other side to be paying attention to you and not to distracted by the way your office looks.

2. Be confident and sure of yourself. – If you look uncomfortable, then the person on the other side can see that. You need to present an aura of calm and comfort and that will translate over to the person on the other side.

3.  Do not fidgit or fiddle with toys. – This is distracting and it shows that the speaker is not comfortable.

4. Close the door. – You don’t want voices or people from outside walking in on your video conference. They provide additional distractions.

5. Look presentable and comb your hair. – You image is seen before you say your first word. So the best chance to give a first impression is by how you look, not always by what you say.

6. Practice makes perfect. – It sounds cliche, but it is important. To show confidence and control you need to be prepared, and practicing what you are going to say will make you more at ease when you say it over again to the person on the other side of the camera.

7. Focus the camera on you before beginning. – The person on the other side has no interest in watching you adjust your camera, it gives the impression that you were unprepared for the call or meeting. Make sure the camera is focused right on you before starting a call.

8. Don’t pay more then you have to. – Make sure that Hardware or Service you are using for video Conferencing is high quality and you are covered in case of a defect by a warrenty. Also don’t buy packages with many more functions then you will ever be using. Stick to what you need or what you will use, it is not worth it to buy 20 features if you only use 3. Find a plan that matches your needs and your requirements.

9. Video Conferencing reduces your travelling bills but it will not remove them entirely. – Video Conferencing is very useful as it lets you talk to people all over the World without leaving your office, but it does not completely replace the effect of being there in person. There are times that you still have to go and see people.

10.  Be respectful, stay still, and remember that you are on camera. – Video Conferencing has an etiquette protocol. Moving around to much can be distracting. Taking you eyes away from the camera to often can be rude if it seems you are not paying attention, and remember that you are on camera so use hand gestures if you want but only sparingly.

These 10 tips are all for once you already have a Video Conferencing system in place, but another important detail is finding the right Video Conferencing Hardware or Service.  Your video conferencing provider does make a big difference. A customer or client will not be impressed if your image is blurry or your connection is fuzzy. The connection quality is your first impression it is one of the first things that the person you are talking to sees.
When looking for a provider there a few things to look for:

 - A private and protected network
 - High Quality video – maybe even High Def
 - Inexpensive
 - They meet your needs NOT Your needs change to meet thiers
 - Do not just find the cheapest one out there.
 
 
Video Conferencing is a great tool if used wisely. Sometimes buying the Hardware and software is very expensive so it is worth looking into finding video conferencing as a service, so you get all the technology you need, but only for the time that you need it. 

Video Conferencing is on the rise and it is a powerful tool for communication and also slashing travel expenses. Finding high quality video conferencing software or software makes a visibly significant first impression.

In fact, business meetings may actually be in the minority if you expand your definition of the term to refer simply to telecommunication via audio and video – hundreds of thousands of people use webcams on a regular basis for example. A liberal interpretation could even include the long-standing use of UHF/VHF links by TV channels to report from distant locations, though generally only one individual could see the other.

As you can see from just these two examples, there are more applications for video conferencing technology than business meetings. However, even if we scale back the definition further, there are other areas that video conferencing has proven an extremely useful tool:

Telecommunications for the deaf

For obvious reasons, the telephone systems that have connected the majority of the population for the better part of a century have never been available to those of us afflicted with speech impairment or hearing problems. The use of video as a means of telecommunication for the deaf and other people with communication problems is obvious. Whilst the relatively recent introduction of text services may seem easier to use, deaf people generally prefer to use sign language. Video conferencing makes it possible for these individuals to communicate with their full range of emotion and expression and has even been used to offer remote interpretation services using a third party.

Long distance learning

One of the areas that has seen the fastest growth with the introduction of broadband services and increased bandwidth, video conferencing can help cut costs in education and extend services to people in remote locations. There are dozens of possible uses that universities and education bodies have for this technology; a few examples include:

• Lectures delivered by academics at remote institutions or by staff who are away from their home campus
• Researchers at different institutions can touch base regularly without losing time travelling
• Smaller institutions can pool resources and teach courses remotely that would otherwise be absent
• Home learning can be a 2-way experience rather than simply absorbing secondary material

Telemedicine

At the most basic level, video conferencing technology can be used by medical professionals to discuss case experiences with colleagues across large distances. Beyond this it is also used to offer medical advice and expertise in real-time for both routine and emergency medical situations, allowing a surgeon to consult on an operation taking place several miles away for example. However, the most impressive application incorporates peripherals that can record data about a patient, such as ultrasound imaging devices or microscopes fitted with digital cameras – these can allow diagnosis itself to take place across vast distances.

Politics

Finally, there’s politics. Given that meetings between high level officials tend to resemble those between executives in the private sector, this may not be much of revelation. However, it is one of the most common and effective uses of the technology, saving millions in public funds. Heads of state and senior politicians can confer on crisis situations in real-time without waiting for travel and without running the risk of travelling to unstable regions. Given that few international discussions involve just one or two parties, this application has arguably had the biggest effect on the wider world – even if no one realises it.

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Is internet web conferencing something as great as marketers say it is? Here you will have the chance to read about a number of disadvantages and advantages of internet web conferencing.

The main advantage is that anyone can use internet web conferencing software to communicate with others. While you only have audio with a phone conference, a conference through the internet allows you to feel like you’re in the same room with the people you’re talking to.

Using modern internet technology, people can talk to each other using live video software. In our current age, people can talk and see each other even if they’re thousands of miles apart.

You can interpret their facial expressions and body language just like they would in a normal face to face conversation. You can put a face on the person you’re talking to even if they’re far away from you.

A great problem when you do an audio conference is that you’re not able to put a face to the voice you’re hearing. Not unless you already know him in person. That’s why with audio conferences you need to tell people who you are, but they might have a problem knowing who is talking if they can’t see you.

You no longer have this problem if you’re using internet web conferencing. You don’t need to spend time letting others know who is talking, you can just talk and they will know who speaks to them.

Another form of doing internet conferencing is the use of stored video. What I mean by that is that people need to show other people a video in some cases, to make them understand their point better. Internet meetings allow for such videos to be presented.

You can show others any video you want them to watch during your presentation. Some web conferencing services also provide the option to record the entire conference so you can simply ask it to other colleagues or clients who cannot attend the video conference.

But, the video part isn’t the only thing great about internet conferences. If you’re in an audio conference, you need a quiet room to be sure that everyone understands what is being said.

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Knowledge of correct etiquette is essential for survival in the business world. No matter what your business is, managing it can be tricky. One essential requirement of management is the ability to handle conference calls correctly, effectively, and with grace.

Image is everything in business. It was possible in the past to maintain good relationships with your clients by a traditional meeting involving face-to-face interaction. However, everything has changed due to rapid technological developments in the past few decades. Instead of a customer base of your area, you have to reach new customers based far away. You will often have to hold video conferences to reach them effectively.

This sort of virtual meeting is also referred as a teleconference. Teleconferences are needed when multiple groups of people from all over join each other through a video connection. The dynamics of such a virtual meeting are, more or less, similar to traditional sessions. In both cases, the group of people discuss problems and exchange ideas directly and are able to see each other.

Conference calls are enough like other, older means of communication to be governed by most of the same rules. Do not speak while another participant in the call is speaking, because a brief “time lag” tends to be present due to unavoidable technological limits. Thus, you should make certain that other participants are done speaking when you begin to talk.

You should also follow other traditional rules of decorum. Do not chew gum, which can be viewed as disrespectful. You should also avoid eating or drinking. These activities might be part of conventional interaction, but due to differences in cultural norms and time zones, you should know that your colleagues may not expect this behavior.

“Appearance is everything” is more than just a slogan, it’s a vital part of the etiquette of video teleconferencing. Business associates across the globe will probably never meet you in person, so the only impression they will have about you will be based almost solely on the “you” they see during a conference call. It’s not enough to just be well groomed. Extreme styles and colors can be distorted by the teleconferencing equipment, so subdued and classic may be a better fashion choice than hip and cutting edge.

As a general rule, remember that conference call etiquette is generally the same as using good, common sense. Always be respectful of your colleagues. Remember that they may have different cultural expectations than you, and understand how your behavior might be interpreted differently. When you act appropriately and respectfully, you’re sure to win your customers’ confidence – and their business!