The human aspect of video conferencing

BANGALORE, INDIA: A recent study conducted by Cable&Wireless Worldwide spanning five countries across India, the UK, Singapore, Germany and Spain focuses on the human aspect of video conferencing.

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Highlights of the study:

·         Indians spend more attention on a Business Video Conference than any another country and the attention span of Indians (30 minutes) is higher than most countries apart from Singapore (37 minutes).

·         96.4 per cent of Indians said that “I’m more likely to make business decisions if I’m able to see the person /people I’m dealing with.”

·         More than 50 pc of people in India check mails while on a video conference meeting while a shade under 50 pc surf the internet

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·         On an average most Indians lose focus after 30 minutes of attending a VC meeting

·         98pc of Indians believe that discussing a significant business deal, it is important to see the person face to face while in the UK, it is just 87pc and Germany has just polled 82pc

·         Of people one interacts with face to face, close to 55pc are okay interaction with a doctor, while over 30pc  would prefer that mode to interact with their employees

·         98.4pc - Indians make more of an effort into appearance to make a good impression and felt that it is crucial to maintain a positive body language. At the same time, it is not only their own appearance the Indian respondents gave emphasis on, but also the importance the users on the other side give to their personality/appearance.

·         Another interesting fact which was displayed by the report was that Indians, by way of comparison with other countries, are more bullish on Video Conferencing being utilized more regularly in the workplace in 2011.

·         While Germany gave the maximum number of positive responses for not being comfortable using a video call In the bathroom (77.8pc), the Indian number was not as high (57.2pc)

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