B1 – Intermediate
Video conferencing technology gives us the opportunity to communicate with our co-workers, friends, and family. It is changing rapidly over the past few years. Video conferencing is not only for business but also for education and healthcare. It boosts productivity, saves time, and reduces travel expenses.
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https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2004/200429-google-meet.html
Discussion Questions:
- How is Google Meet helpful in education and healthcare and at work?
- What are some improvements in the Google Meet platform?
- What are your experiences video conferencing?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of video conferencing?
- How did you communicate with your family and friends during lockdown? How has it changed since things went back to normal?
4 replies on “Google Meet Video Conferencing Platform Improved”
1. How is Google Meet helpful in education and healthcare and at work?
The Met has made it easier for businesses to hold meetings online, schools to switch from classroom to online teaching, and helping many people during lockdown,What are some improvements in the Google Meet platform?
2. What are some improvements in the Google Meet platform?
One of the improvements has been to make it possible for 16 people to simultaneously attend a videoconference when before the maximum number of attendees was .
3. What are your experiences video conferencing?
In general I have a positive experience, you can save a lot of time and money especially when you have a short meeting in other places.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of video conferencing?
As I have said before, video conferencing saves time and money in business meetings, allows you to speak simultaneously with people from all over the world, attend conferences, university classes without physical presence, no matter where you are.
A great disadvantage is reducing the personal relationship, losing some aspects of communication such as the expression of the eyes and body language.
5. How do you communicate with your family and friends during lockdown?
During the confinement I communicated with my family by WhatsApp.
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1.How is Google meet helpful in education and healthcare and at work?
Because, google meet it is a type of communication in the distance. It is not necessary that people stay together to hold a meeting
2.What are some improvements in the Google Meet platform?
In the text said that google meet improved in the image, or in a number of members to join at meeting
3.What are your experiences video conferencing?
my experience is very positive and fun.
4.What are the advantages and disadvantages of video conferencing?
advantages: it is more comfortable, with less nerves when is a important meet.
disadvantages: you don’t have feedback with the others, you don’t see their faces. it is colder
5.How do you communicate with your family and friends during lockdown?
Everyday i talk with my parents for phone, but some days we make a video call with my mobile phone
These kinds of platforms have definitely been so helpful during the quarantine. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here. Please look at how you can say this sentence a bit better:
In the text said that google meet improved in the image, or in a number of members to join at meeting.
> The article says that Google Meet improved the images and the number of members who can join a meeting.
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