2) A company has offices in London and Beijing. The managers of the company meet in person, at a face-to-face meeting twice a year in their conference rooms either in the London office or the Beijing office. The cost of air travel has caused the managers to consider using video-conferencing rather than holding face-to-face meetings. by Francesca Reggimenti https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3 a) Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to the company of using video-conferencing. You should ignore the cost of air travel in your argument en-us 2021-01-08 09:54:48 UTC 2021-02-10 19:15:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Stefano chiriac https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066488216 They do not transmit the virus ,you can stay at home without having to move,you can help to reduce Covid infections,you can speak with all people of world.
You have so much disadvantages,  for example if you have slow connection you don't hear good the other people , the relationship.
From an economic point of view,you need so much money ]]> 2021-01-08 10:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066488216 bocica https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066488578 the benefits of doing viodeo cofference is that you don't need to travel and worry abaut the idea of being late, then you can connect or doo the conference from any place, But there are some drawbacks, like the absence of emotive interaction and the first person to interact

]]> 2021-01-08 10:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066488578 Aguirre https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066488604 first we should address the bad things of using video-conferencing methods in a company environment, if this method is used they need internet connection at all times and any  connection interference might cause a lot of problems, and sometimes talking in video makes the talking less personal and involved.
but it does have a lot of good things, meeting schedules are less strict since there is no need for a personal meeting arrangement, less risks regarding viruses and overall is less tedious.
when it comes to economic ]]> 2021-01-08 10:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066488604 Vincent https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066490001 Doing a face-to-face meeting, have the risk of people not coming, instead, having a online meeting allow even sick people to take part (for example)]]> 2021-01-08 10:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066490001 Luca https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066499390 The only advantage is that there no risk of Covid transmission but if someone doesn't have the connection there may be the problem of not understanding the each other]]> 2021-01-08 10:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066499390 Tocco https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066501654 Videoconferencing would prevent spread of diseases but people would pay more attention if the meeting was physical.]]> 2021-01-08 10:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066501654 https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066503260 Anthony
benefit: You can turn on the video camera and microphone]]> 2021-01-08 10:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066503260 Paolo https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066503808 you probably don't have the same impact as it does when you are in person - CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY?

]]> 2021-01-08 10:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066503808 Matteo C. matteocalandra1 https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066503839 Slow connection]]> 2021-01-08 10:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066503839 Francesca francescareggimenti https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066510694 Drawback - negative impacts on team-building and relationships
Set up costs can be very high ]]> 2021-01-08 10:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066510694 Lorenzo https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066512286
advantage that it is more difficult for the virus to spread, disadvantage that there may be problems connecting]]> 2021-01-08 10:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1066512286 Jacopo jacoposomma03 https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1091633616 the benefits are:
1-if you don’t have to move from London to Beijing or vice versa,
you save a lot of time that you can use for working
2-you don’t have jet lag and you are more focused

the drawbacks are:
1-due to the time zone, the meeting might be inconvenient for 
someone (ex: meeting at 3 pm GMT is at 11 pm in Beijing at GMT+8)
2-you might have connection problems
]]> 2021-01-15 15:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1091633616 Giorgia giorgiamappo https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1101598404 The  advantage  of meeting in person is to better understand the intentions of others, also meeting in different places in the world gives the possibility to visit the city as tourists.]]> 2021-01-19 15:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1101598404 Sean Plevano seanplevano https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1189268909 The drawbacks are that you can't see the person physically so there are no human relations. Also it is difficult to build a relationship with people which is important is business.
There are also advantages. It is cheaper. You don't have to pay for transport. Also you use less time for traveling and can spend than time doing other work. ]]> 2021-02-10 19:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/francescareggimenti/1rf7og1ioflx4gr3/wish/1189268909