LIVESTREAMING

Live streaming is used when management wants to communicate to their employees. Instead of running it as a traditional Teams meeting, many companies prefer a more organized format where management presents while employees watch via live streaming. This doesn't mean that employees can't participate, but it will be via the tools that management wants to provide, such as Q&A and polls, and not via webcam and microphone. This can be done by using our live streaming platform or by live streaming to the town-hall feature in Microsoft Teams. We have experience with both and will work with you to choose the right solution. 

Most live streaming services have a delay of 30-60 seconds. This delay allows the live stream to scale to a larger audience, keep the quality high and provide a smooth and stable experience for everyone. Unlike traditional live streaming, delay can be avoided by setting the live stream to minimal delay. This typically reduces the delay to a few seconds, but at the expense of robustness and scalability. Conferencing solutions designed for real-time communication, such as Teams and Zoom, can also be used as live streaming platforms, reducing the delay to a few hundred milliseconds in principle. 

Most employees have been tired of Teams meetings and live streaming. We've put together some tips to reduce fatigue when participating in digital meetings:

Plan meetings with room for employee involvement

Use interactive elements such as polls, word clouds and continuous questions.

Reduce meeting duration

Try reducing the planned duration by 15 minutes and see if you can still get to the main points. If the meeting is going to last more than 30 minutes, plan for one or more short breaks. As an employee, you can get up or walk around with AirPods if the meeting is longer than 30 minutes.

Plan a buffer

Use a buffer of 15 minutes between each meeting. Go for a walk - perhaps to the coffee machine - and get refreshed before the next meeting or task.

Limit the number of meetings

Avoid scheduling more than three meetings in a row. Set clear agendas and objectives for meetings, and keep them so that meetings don't drag on.

In general, it's important to be aware that meetings that take place via video conferencing and live streaming can be even more tiring than face-to-face meetings.

Digital meetings, such as those held via traditional live streaming or video conferencing platforms, can in some ways be considered more environmentally friendly than physical meetings. For example:

Less travel: with digital meetings, participants don't have to travel to a physical location, which can reduce carbon emissions from transportation.
Less paper: many digital meetings are held without paper, which can reduce pollution from paper production.
Lower energy consumption: digital meetings typically require less energy than physical meetings as they do not require the use of lights, heating or cooling to the same extent.

However, it is important to note that digital meetings still have their own environmental impact. For example, the energy consumed by servers, computers and other devices used for digital meetings, as well as the production and disposal of these devices, also have an environmental impact. In addition, some digital meeting platforms may have their own environmental impact, e.g. energy consumption from servers, data centres, etc.

All in all, digital meetings can in many ways be considered more environmentally friendly than physical meetings, but it is important to consider the whole life cycle of the technology used and take steps to minimise the environmental impact.