VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR LAWYERS

As we keep away from our offices in the effort to adhere to the directives of the Government in these hard times, it is important that we adapt to the situation sooner rather than later. By this I mean we should quickly adopt the available alternative means to work to ensure that our businesses continue to operate. 

The oldest profession as it is referred to has to learn new tricks.

For long we have lamented about our business being threatened by technology or being encroached on by other players. Covid19 has leveled the field. 

So what next?

When you watch the news, you will note that a lot of reporting  is being done by way of video conferencing due to the disruption by Covid19. This mode of engagement has been there for  a long time since the inception of Skype. Today, with groundbreaking technologies that have been developed, a phone can help you hold a training online, make a power point presentation to people in Cuba, and have an online house party with people from all over the globe.

I therefore believe that this is an opportunity to reinvent ourselves and use these applications to keep our businesses running. 

I will just list a few;

ZOOM 

 This is a popular app because it is free and for those who need more features it is more affordable. You simply download the app on your phone, open an account and you are good to go. It is easy to use and due to its popularity, it is easy to engage many peers. 

Skype 

This is one of the oldest and yet one of the best as it is collaborative with most Microsoft applications. It is also good with non Microsoft based applications. 

Hangouts Meet by Google

This is video conferencing by google. It comes in two apps Hangouts which is a social networking account then Hangout Meet which is a  video conferencing app. In all this beware of cybersecurity  issues and get advice.

Of course there are many other applications that one can use for video conferencing ranging from Whatsapp calls to Face Time by Apple. The choice depends on the number of people one intends to have attending one particular meeting. A really fun one is House Party for when you want to let lose some steam and have an online party. For more information this article is a good reference. https://www.owllabs.com/blog/best-meeting-apps

I will be conducting a zoom meeting on the COVI-19 effect on Business and Employment on April 6, 2020. This will be a good opportunity to hear from other business people what they are using during this time.

To join, you have to download the Zoom App and signup. Then you will enter the code below and you will be part of the event. Hope to see you there!! 

To join click on this link:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/562258142

Meeting ID:552 528142 

Pheona Nabasa Wall,

Faithful Available Teachable