Web Conferencing Services: Comparison and Research Skills

This report provides a comparative analysis of two prominent web conferencing service providers, Skype for Business and Livestorm, evaluating their features and applications in a business context. The report details the functionalities of each platform, including integration capabilities, meeting scheduling, presentation tools, and user experience. Furthermore, the report explores the essential skills required for conducting effective online research, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills, and technical proficiency in the digital age. The report also addresses the challenges associated with online research, highlighting the need for specific and reliable information sources. The conclusion synthesizes the key findings, emphasizing the significance of digital technical skills in modern professional environments and the role of web conferencing in enhancing business operations. The report references several books and journals to support its analysis.

INTEGRATED
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN
THE DIGITAL AGE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Different web conference service providers to compare and contrast their features and to
discuss their application...............................................................................................................1
2. Discussion on skills required to conduct research online and challenges being faced............3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Information technological advancement refer as to provide access to information
thorough telecommunication. Therefore, information technology primarily focus on
communication techniques. This helps to provide wider knowledge and also supports in gaining
and accessing information. Web conferencing is the online service with help of which live
meetings, conferencing, training and presentation can be hold via the internet (What is Web
Conferencing Software?, 2018.). It is the software that supports to particiapte in video and audio
meeting with help of using the internet. Therefore, the benefital aspect of web confrencing
software are as enhancement collaboration and it has the capability for long audience interaction.
The present report is based on web conferencing providers as Skype for business and
iMeet. This both are web service providers that aids to conduct online meetings, seminars etc.
Hence, file will cover things as selection of two differed web conferencing providers and
compare and contrast their features. Lastly, discussion will be undertaken to conduct research
online and digital communication skill.
1. Different web conference service providers to compare and contrast their features and to
discuss their application.
Web conference service providers termed out as an online service with help of which
online meeting, presentation, conferencing can be hold (Chaturvedi and Gupta, 2013). In the
present scenario, the businesses required to have the use of this services so that they can
effectively undertake the operations. It aids to hold up visual meeting between two or more
clients. In this, two web conference will be defined as Skype for business and Live storm.
Skype for business- This is defined as web conference provider that allows up to 250 people in
one meeting. Therefore, it means that this is perfect for large companies. It is effective and
provides pocket friendlily solutions that allows to integrate all office app on the go. Therefore, it
cost $2/month/user. It allows to conduct the meeting at any time and at any place.
Live-storm- This aims to offer optimum webinar user experience for both the host and attendee.
It is the cloud based system that mainly defined as cloud based collaboration team and project
management software for the enterprise. It is the browser based webinar software that aids to
make online events easier to host and more efficient. It is the programme that aids to perform the
demonstration of commodities that can aids to boost sales processes. Hence, it can be stated that
Live storm can be used to conduct the online course and collect the feedback on lesson.
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Compare and contrast features of Skype for business and Lives storm as-
Skype for business Live storm
It can be easily integrated with the outlook
plug-in. This is allows to schedule online
meeting through outlook with single click.
Hence, details and information for the
particular meeting can conference call
available on the outlook template.
It aims to offer optimum webinar user
experience. This is the software that allows to
real time engagement as participants to have
actual conservation, join polls, answer
questions and more.
It is the feature that allows employees to join
meeting with the single click. Hence, this
meeting can be scheduled well in advance and
participants can join conveniently as per the
requirements of calender meetings.
Live storm also provides broadcasters with the
recording of each session and this registered
attendees can log on in terms to relay the video
(Power and et.al., 2018).
This also has the feature to deliver the power
point presentation to more than one participant
with the help of high resolution displays
(Mayrhofer, Back and Hubschmid, 2004).
Hence, it also provides the advantage of the
power point features like embedded videos and
slide transactions.
Live storm address the using tools to analyse
the participants to customizable forms in order
to obtain names, email address, job title and
more. Hence, crucial information can be sent
autonomously to corresponding personnel
marketing campaigns and personnel for sales.
Skype for business is tool that also provides
number of web conferencing tool like
annotations, virtual whiteboards that allows to
arrange text, images on the black canvas and
drawing to the message. Additionally,
participants can view innovation made on the
whiteboard to collect the more ideas,
brainstorm solutions and discuss the content.
Live storm is the tool that can be accessed and
utilised from various browser whether on the
desktop or mobile device. This tool also allows
to save web events virtually anywhere and
anytime. With the custom branding to the
webinar room and registration page. It aids to
conduct the services effectively and efficiently.
Skype for business provides features as polling
that aids to enhance collaboration between the
Live storm allows to access the webinars
without any restrictions. Thus, they are not
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participants and presented by setting the
performance for participants. It is very
assistive to make the decision and take the
final call in relation with gathering response in
the group conversation. With the aid of it,
input of the audience can be seen by watching
a broadcast.
required to have live storm account nor do they
need to download any software. Hence, web
enables device and click on line to join the
webinar.
Hence, it can be concluded that Skype for business and Live storm both provide the
greater facilities of web conferencing. With help of it, businesses can undertake their visual
meeting. Thus, faster transmission of technology aids to conduct the business activities in
effective and efficient manner.
Therefore, Skype for business aids to send the power point presentation to their business
partners. On the other hand, Live storm is tool that allows to save web events.
2. Discussion on skills required to conduct research online and challenges being faced.
The skills play essential in order to conduct the research activities effectively. Therefore,
technical, critical and problem solving, analytical and communication skill is need to be effective
in terms to run enterprise activities effectively. Conducting research online on the internet must
be specific and reliable and this should have provide better knowledge (Ayoo, 2014). Creation of
source of information is very important task in terms to collect thing effectively and efficiently.
Hence, it can be stated that critical thinking defined as intellectual disciplined process of actively
and this needs to skilfully conceptualizing, analysing, applying and evaluating the all information
that generated by the observation, reflection, communication as the guide to belief and action.
Hence, it can be stated that the critical thinking is the ability to clearly and logically understand
the ideas and work towards to conduct better research.
Additionally, problem solving skill termed out as understanding and underlying issues of
the problem so that one better conclusion can be drawn (Soltanian and et.al., 2018). At the time
of dealing with the critical thinking skill is to come up with to understand the possible solutions.
So, that overall things relate to it can be done in better and efficient mode. It is mainly defined as
process that aids to identified the solutions.
Analytical skill defined as performing the analysis and this is inclusive of the ability to
apply logical thinking in terms to develop and understand complex issues. It aids to develop
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highly communication skill among the person (Ristock and et.al., 2019). Therefore, it can be
stated that ability to examine the situation in detail plays major role in terms to identify the key
and crucial elements. This is the skill that sound technical and it can aids to conduct the research
activities effectively. Therefore, technical skills are the abilities and knowledge that needed to
perform particular task. Hence, they are needed to be practical, mechanical and also aids in terms
to coordinate the work effectively. In addition to this, it can be defined that technical skill are
those that aids to perform the task efficiently. Practical skill aids to sort out the issues in project
and this helps to conduct the task effectively ( Doganata and et.al., 2004). In order to take proper
decision the better skills are needed to have in use so that this skill can be required for the
accomplishment of the task. To carry out the research proper the communication skill of the
researcher must be strong so that they can undertake the whole operations efficiently. With help
of making proper interaction with one another the things can be done in better and efficient
mode.
CONCLUSION
Hereby, it can be concluded that digital technical skill defined as technology that
provides the ability to pass on the information freely and quickly. It aids to get connect with
learning resources of the enterprise. The present report has covered the role of web conferencing
providers over the operation performance in business enterprise.
Hence, report has covered the various topics as web conference service providers to
compare and contrast their features of Live storm and Skype for business. Lastly, skills required
to conduct research online and challenges being faced.
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