Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and group messaging into one easy-to-use platform. Zoom was founded in 2011 by experienced leaders and engineers from Cisco and WebEx. I love that is so easy to set up and use. I've used it for school, work, and on ocassions I've used it for personal use to video chat with my family. At work, I've been able to talk to clients that are across the country, share work with screen share, there's a waiting area just in case you need it, and there's so many programs you can integrate with zoom as well. Another great thing about zoom, is that there is a free subscription option, which has a few limits, but it works great. If you're a paid user you get the perks of personalizing your conference room or hosting a larger group. Unlike other services where you get a trial period and you can't really use it after that unless you pay for it, zoom will always be zoom video conference, of course with some limitations. Cons: The free subscription will only allow you to host a 40 minute meeting, so you have to make it quick. Another con is the fact that you can't really mute call notifications unless you mute the sound on your computer, and the bubble notifications when you're in a meeting just keep showing, which can be annoying when you're in a lecture and there's something on the screen in that area. Overall: Overall, I love this software. It is the best thing that's happened to me. I was able to go to school and finish because of zoom and it is the reason I was able to learn new skills for new career. That's Zoom in a nutshell. We have experienced the heartache of running a webinar only to have the audio cut in and out and glitch the entire time - ultimately causing our attendees to drop off. But, that's not the case with Zoom. We decided to make the switch from GoToMeeting a great alternative to Zoom because it fit our needs more accurately. Zooms customer support is remarkably responsive and very quick to solve any issues encountered. Pros Zoom video conference calling and webinar is fitting for any sized company or organization. Meetings can be scheduled within seconds and added directly from Zoom's platform to Google Calendar, Yahoo Calendar, or Outlook Calendar; which allows you to set up invites and add additional attendees. The plan that includes 100 participants, for both video conferencing and webinar, are priced at an affordable price per month GoToWebinar is nearly double in price for the same plan. The audio on calls and webinars comes across crisp; we have never experienced any issues with dropped calls or glitches during webinars. Zoom includes various features, i. If you are holding an international meeting, I. Zoom comes zoom video conference handy when working with distributed teams; Zoom's conference calling features are great for doing demos, exercises, sprint planning, etc. Cons: When joining a webinar or a call via mobile device, zoom video conference unclear how to join audio I thought there was something wrong with my phone because it was telling me my audio was on but Zoom video conference could not hear anything during the webinar - turns out I couldn't see the audio number which was hidden behind the webinar. If anyone else has this confusion you can also look at the original zoom video conference confirmation or follow-up reminder and locate the call-in number there. The poll questions and results to not display in the webinar recordings so you will have to edit or takes screenshots and merge them into your recording we use I movie to do this. Pros: I have been using Zoom for a few years now. I love its ease of use and quality. How many times have Zoom video conference been on a Skype call and it froze in the middle???. I avoid Skype at all costs now. With Zoom I can easily schedule my client meetings. I actually have the invitation already pasted into my appointment confirmation and reminder autoresponder, with the url and dial-in information. zoom video conference It's so zoom video conference to manage appointments this way. The recording feature is helpful as well. When your session is over, the recording is available in different formats, video and audio, and gets automatically processes and stored in your computer and available to upload to my clients. I like the video conferencing feature for groups as well, with different screen possibilities. I can choose to view everyone at once, only a few people at once, or the speaker. This is helpful for webinars and group coaching. Share screen is a feature I use in different ways. I can actually share the Agreement form and go through all of the contract terms in real time, being able to close the sale more quickly. In client sessions I can go through their website or materials and give real-time feedback, which is invaluable. Chat feature makes workshops, webinars and group sessions engaging and lively. The speaker can read the chat questions and comments and respond. Cons: I can't find much to compain about. I was using the free feature and was dissapointed that I couldn't have a longer session with more than one person, but I've since upgraded. There is a video tutorial for how to do a background in the upgraded version but I'm finding it a little hard to follow. At one point I thought I had a different version of Zoom than the one they were showing. Overall: Gives me an edge over my competitors, credibility, community, communication, engagement. Added value to coaching experience -- recordings are priceless. Pros: Ease of use is its best feature. From the host point of view, it is easy to access all of its features. Setting up a meeting is quick, sending out invites is easy, connecting to the meeting and starting a meeting couldn't be easier. From the end user point of view, this system is great. We just click the meeting link, the meeting launches in a temporary instance, and we are good to go. It uses whatever camera, microphone, and speakers you've got setup on your device. We use this
