A Amplifica Digital, as well as several companies, it adopted remote work so that the work does not stop and our team stays safe.
There are tools that help us in this mission. We already mentioned the Slack and the Trello, now it’s time to nominate video conferencing platforms.
With features like screen sharing and collaborative document editing, these platforms make life easier for employees in home office.
Video conferencing is a simple task and we can count on the help of free online tools.
In addition to video calls, these platforms often offer features such as screen sharing, chat and collaborative document editing.
Choose the tool that best suits your team:
1. Zoom Meetings
Firstly, Zoom Meeting is a video conferencing tool aimed at corporate environments that supports meetings with up to 500 participants and webinars with an audience of 10 people. The operation of the service is simple: the meeting administrator creates a room and sends an invitation via email or link to the participants, who do not need to have an account on the website. Just access the URL and enter a name to enter.
Among the features offered by Zoom Meeting are real-time chat, file transfer, microphone control, whiteboard, screen sharing and recording of meetings in the cloud. It is important to note that, in the free mode, group meetings have a maximum duration of 40 minutes and are limited to 100 participants. However, there are no restrictions on online dating between just two people.
2. Skype
Skype, the famous audio and video calling service, is also available in the browser version. With an interface similar to that of the PC program, the online messenger allows you to create free video calls with up to 50 guests. But you do not need to be registered with the service to participate in a meeting, which can be accessed through a link.
Skype for Business is recommended for startups and companies. This version of the messenger is intended for corporate environments and with exclusive functions. It is possible to create meetings with up to 250 users, participate in real-time chats and share documents, which can be edited during the presentation thanks to the integration with the Office 365 Enterprise suite. Another highlight of the corporate version is the possibility to schedule meetings directly in the Outlook calendar.
3. ezTalks
EzTalks is a platform designed for corporate video conferences and webinars. In the free modality, it is possible to gather up to 100 participants in meetings with a maximum duration of 45 minutes. However, this tool requires the download of software.
It has support for private and collective chats, screen sharing, annotations and polls in real time. Although it is possible to schedule and manage meetings in the browser, the program is indispensable for conducting videoconferences.
4.Google Hangouts
Integrated with Gmail, Google Hangouts or Google meet is completely free and allows you to create video conferences in a few clicks. That way, just access hangouts.google.com, click on “Video call” and invite participants by email or link. Google's chat tool allows you to share your computer screen and chat with other members of the meeting in real time.
5.Microsoft Teams
Teams is another Microsoft alternative for business communication. Previously, this tool was restricted to Office 365 subscribers. Microsoft Teams offers a free plan that allows you to create videoconferences with up to 250 people. In addition to saving 10 GB of files per team and an additional 2 GB per user.
Finally, among the features of Teams are also screen sharing and collaborative editing of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote documents. It is also possible to connect external applications, such as Trello and Evernote.
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