Meeting With My Group Using Technology

I finally got around to meeting with my team from a remote location.  This was the first time I was able to participate in such a meeting with my group.  We had a earlier scheduled at the beginning of the semester that I missed because I was sick.  Thankfully this time around I was in good health and we all were able to meet.  The first step we needed to take was to decide a time to meet, and what platform we would use to hold the meeting on.  We easily found a time that would work for all members of the group. We then needed to choose a plat from to hold the meeting on.

We decided to hold our meeting over Google Hangout.  In the past I have been apart of meeting online but I had never used Google Hangout, instead I would use either Skype or Facetime.  I was under the impression that you would need a special account with Google to use Hangout, which I was wrong about.  It turns out that all I needed was a gmail account. Check.  In the past I have experienced complications with meeting online.  There always seemed to be some unexpected problem that would arise.  The main problem always seemed to be either poor connection and quality or slow stream.  Google Hangout in contrast was as smooth as it could be.  It has been by far my most successful and pleasant experience with meeting over the web.  It was awesome to learn how to use it.  The best part about it was how user friendly it was.  Connecting to my team members was simple and fast.  

As a team we were able to hold a productive meeting by accomplishing our agenda.  Google Hangout assisted in making our communication clear and convenient.   This great experience has helped me to not avoid meeting from remote locations.  It has also helped me realize the handiness of being able to hold a meeting when you are not in the same room with those whom you are meeting with.  And with business heading in the direction that it is this will be great to know.  I am already looking forward to meeting with my associates from the comfort of my own home when appropriate.   Google Hangout will be my go to as a platform for online meeting.