Virtual meetings were already part of many people’s working lives
before 2020, but since then, they have become the normal way to interact
in a work setting. Phone calls, conference calls and video conferences
are some of the many ways to manage communication and carry out
professional collaborations; it is important to know how to use these
methods ably and with a certain ease, if we want to be as productive as
possible and maintain good relations.
The use of these tools has
massively increased over the last two years, and certainly made a big
impact in 2020, as a result of the Coronavirus, which forced many
working people to completely review their approach to communication. The
way we work is forever changed, and the places we work might never be
the same again; so knowing how to communicate effectively in virtual
environments is becoming more important as each day goes by. Companies
rely more heavily on technology, both as a tool used to facilitate
professional collaboration, and as a way to bring people together. The
internet has become much faster over the years, and bandwidth is wider
than ever, facilitating the transmission of large amounts of data and
the connection of large numbers of people. Furthermore, we have seen a
large increase in freelance workers and digital nomads, who have become
an important part of our economy. For these professionals, virtual
meetings are an essential resource that enable them to save time and
money, and to stay in constant contact with the company they are working
with. Virtual meetings have an advantage over those in which we are
required to be physically present, which is that they can be organised
with very short notice; and that is a great benefit in today’s fast
paced world.
With this in mind, it is easy to understand that
video and conference calls are no longer optional resources; they have
become a necessity that we cannot do without, and an essential tool that
we need to learn to get to grips with, to then master and use in as
professional a way as possible. As our daily environments become more
virtual and decentralised, these various means of remote communication
have proved to be an essential asset to both companies and employees.
