| Audio conferencing is one of the easy ways to | | | | conferencing. This communication medium does not |
| communicate with a group of people at the same time. | | | | support visual images so the participants of the |
| Being able to balance talk time in a day would be such | | | | conference do not actually see each other. This kind |
| a great help for busy people who value every second | | | | of setting may be a little impersonal since you can not |
| of their waking hours. | | | | see and understand the body language and cues of |
| But just like any other product or service, there are | | | | the people you are talking to. |
| pros and cons in using audio conferencing. | | | | The mentioned disadvantages, only apply if such |
| Let us first take a look at the different advantages | | | | communication means is used in professional |
| that you can get from it. Audio conferencing is a whole | | | | transactions or meetings. For businesses these |
| lot cheaper than other means of conferencing. It can | | | | disadvantages could make or break a deal, thus other |
| reach more people since it relies mostly on telephone | | | | means of conferencing would be advised. But if the |
| lines. It is easier to use since it takes advantage of a | | | | nature of the conference involves people who just |
| technology that is relatively familiar to all of us. | | | | want to get in touch with each other and catch up, the |
| Furthermore, we can enhance it by combining | | | | down side of audio conferencing should not be a big |
| communication lines with other mediums such as | | | | problem. Especially if the people conversing are family |
| computers. Audio conferencing has a great potential | | | | members and friends that have a good understanding |
| for larger groups to conference in and the technology | | | | of each other since knowing someone personally |
| used is fairly reliable. Audio conferencing is also very | | | | means you could easily get the idea of what they are |
| accessible and consumes lesser time to set up. | | | | trying to say. |
| On the down side, Audio conferencing transmission | | | | The visual downside of audio conferencing may be |
| may be of poor quality at times since it relies on phone | | | | hard to solve but the quality of voice transmission is |
| lines. Noise can affect the conversation and may even | | | | not really that much of a problem nowadays. There |
| cut the host out. Also, the presence of a facilitator is | | | | are tons of providers that offer high quality services |
| needed especially when a conference consists of a | | | | and for cheaper prices too. One just needs to |
| large number of people. | | | | carefully think over which provider to choose to get |
| We all know that communication is not only verbal and | | | | the best value. |
| this may also pose as a problem with the audio | | | | |