Virtual Meeting

Last week, we had a virtual meeting to check in on each other and see how everything was going. There were pros and cons to having this virtual get-together.

Pros. Now that we live in a virtual world, it is easier than ever to connect and keep in contact. Because of the world we are a part of, being able to conduct virtual meetings is important. Sometimes it is not possible for everyone to get in one place physically, so that is when the internet takes over. Everyone seems to have one hundred different things on his/her plate, so finding a time to meet can be more challenging than the thing that you all are supposed to work on. I think meeting in person is better in my opinion, but it is nice to know that there is always this option. We all talked to each other from wherever we were, whether that was from home or work. Because you can pick where you skype from, it can be more comfortable to you.For our meeting, virtual ended up being very beneficial. We used it more as a means of checking in on each other and making sure everything was going according to plan. It was a way to be held more accountable than just having an email go out to see where everyone was at. We were all able to take time out of our day without having to factor in the time it takes to get all to the same place.

Cons. The internet is great when it works, but when it does not work, it can feel out of your hands and not in your control if something goes wrong. Technical difficulties can cause the meeting to be over sooner than planned or start later than expected. Connection difficulties can cause lag and become frozen causing people to have to repeat themselves multiple times. Because you are not all in the same place, there are just that many more distractions that can happen from each of the places everyone skypes in from.People around you can unknowingly be loud and distracting. However, luckily, none of this seemed to be too distracting for our meeting. There were some connection lags and the normal internet problems, but nothing too big seemed to happen.

Overall, our meeting was very effective and to the point. We were able to meet and get everything covered in a quick time, which would have made walking all the way to campus to meet up unnecessary and ineffective. So in this case, I think that the internet was for the best and skyping in was the best option.