Client sales. With Web conferencing, you can easily make a sales presentation to a long-distance client. The technology allows you to run, for example, a PowerPoint presentation on your machine, and have it appear on your client?s own screen. You can give a product demonstration or take someone on a tour of your company's website. And you can answer any questions that may be posed by the client through instant messaging or voice Internet call software. You can even choose to negotiate and close a deal through Web conferencing.

Distance learning. Web conferencing is a great tool for distance education. You can give online lectures are seminars to a group, or offer one-on-one instruction. This makes it easy to conduct training sessions with employees and trainees, even if they are spread out over different locations.

Interviews. You can use Web conferencing to conduct a job interview. This is especially helpful if you want a panel of interviewers from different locations, or if you are interviewing applicants from overseas.

Press conferences. If you want to show off a new product to the media, you can call for an online press conference. Using Web conferencing, you can show a presentation or run a product demonstration, followed by a question and answer portion for the media.

Telecommuting. Company employees, contractual workers, and freelance professionals are now commonly making use of telecommuting in their homes. Web conferencing applications allow them to stay in touch with the office and be in full communication with their supervisors and staff even if they do not go in to the office.

Company meetings. Most companies hold their meetings at their offices, and that is unlikely to change for a long time. But there are many instances when it can be useful to have an online company meeting, such as when the CEO is away on business. During an online company meeting, Web conferencing allows you to use a virtual Whiteboard on which people can take turns jotting down ideas and comments.

Collaborations. Web conferencing allows for application sharing, which means one person can work on a program on another person's computer. That means two or more people can collaborate on one project.

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