Question

What are some benefits of online meetings?
1. They provide a sense of deep personal connection.
2. They are efficient.
3. They provide more nonverbal cues.
4. They are convenient.
5. They allow collaboration from people in different locations.

Answer 1

Correct benefits: 2, 4, and 5.

- 2 (They are efficient): Online meetings often save travel time, let people join quickly, and can be more focused with shared agendas and screens.
- 4 (They are convenient): Participants can join from home or office, schedule more flexibly, and use features like recording and chat.
- 5 (They allow collaboration from people in different locations): Remote participants can join easily, enabling distributed teams and global collaboration.

Why 1 and 3 are not generally benefits:
- 1 (deep personal connection): Online meetings can create connection, but typically not the same depth as face-to-face interaction.
- 3 (more nonverbal cues): Video offers some nonverbal signals, but it usually provides fewer cues (limited body language, eye contact issues, small video windows) than in-person meetings.