Resumes are a tool used by the job seekers to provide a summary of their past experiences, achievements and the capabilities of an individual that will allow the person to qualify for a particular job vacancy, within an organization. In the recent era, when promptness and compactness is the name of the game, the managers too do not like investing most of their time in sifting and screening the many resumes they receive, from all over the country or even the world in some cases.
That is why the current trend of video presentations being used as video resumes is fast gaining popularity and acceptability in the corporate world. This method is very popular among the youth of today, who are opting to harness the digital technology to develop impressive resumes for themselves that will help them get ahead in their professional lives. Though it is a relevantly new idea, yet its potency cannot be denied and it has significantly made its mark in the corporate sector, where the managers can finally find freedom from sifting through the stack of papers called resumes.
A good personal presentation promises to leave a positive impression on the employers, who will be forced to take action accordingly. Rather than sticking to the formats of a resume and searching for the relevant keywords to add zing to them, the job seekers will have an opportunity to actually prepare and present themselves, in the comfortable environment of their homes or elsewhere. This, on the hand will allow the managers to gauge the job seeker’s personality type and observe their confidence level and other related aspects easily. One can also choose to provide their video presentations in combination with the traditional resumes, to add dimension and clarity of expression, to make themselves stand apart from the crowd.
Video presentation is a powerful tool, which one can choose to demonstrate their intellect and enthusiasm. One can opt to get their shoot done from a professional agency or can even shoot it themselves with the help of the digital cameras. When developing the personal video presentations, always invest time in preparation and know your strengths and weaknesses. Market your skills and emphasize on how the organization can benefit from it.
Structure an enthusiastic opening to entail the compact summary of your education and the work history relevant to the nature of the job. Do not digress, as your audience, which is your employer may lose interest in what you have to say. Rehearse well before actually recording the shoot and make sure that your speech is clear, confident and precise. Video presentations are a great way to assess the potential candidates and respond to the recruitment process in a more timely fashion.
By: Hamza Ejaz
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Filed under Communications by on Jun 24th, 2010. 
Many businesses conduct video conferencing during meetings. Video conferencing allows you to call anyone in the world and not only speak to them, but also see them on the projector or computer screen. Video conferencing is meant for larger audience such as a conference or meeting, rather than serving the needs of an individual.
As technology becomes more advanced, businesses have made video conferencing an important activity during meetings. However, video conferencing has its pros and cons.
Video conferencing advantages:
1. Able to reach anyone in the world and almost immediately. With video conferencing, there is no need for anyone to travel long distance for conferences and meetings. There will be no geographical and time boundary.
2. Works well for a large audience. During video conferencing, PowerPoint slides and visual display can be projected on a large screen for everyone present in a room. This makes it suitable for conducting conferences and meetings with larger crowd.
3. Allow people at different locations to interact with one another effectively and easily. A phone call only allows 2 people to interact with one another. However, with video conferencing, it allows people from different locations to interact with one another effectively. 3 people in Singapore can interact with 5 people in China and another 3 people in the States easily, with everyone able to hear and see perfectly.
Video conferencing disadvantages:
1. Expensive. The price of a good video conferencing system may be a major concern for most people. So if you do not need advanced features, there are cheap options for you to choose from. However, if you know how to make use of those advanced features, you may find that the money you save flying employees and clients around the country will more than makes up the cost of the video conferencing system. Before you buy any system, make sure that you know what your needs are so that you can get the right one for your company.
2. Lost of human touch. Eye contact is very important during a communication. However with video conferencing, eye contact is not easily delivered through the camera.
Now that you have a list of pros and cons of video conferencing, it is now up to you to decide whether video conferencing is necessary for your business. Before you buy any system, make sure that you conduct a thorough research first so as to choose the best system for your company.
By: Cheow Yu Yuan
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Filed under Communications by on Jun 22nd, 2010.
Video conferencing is the technique of meeting in a group over a network employing video and audio transmission technology and equipment. Armed with information about video conferencing businessmen, technologists, scientists and government heads started to explore ways to bring the world closer together and enable meetings of many people located in different parts of the globe. Video conferencing is the process of being able to see and interact with a group of people located at any point of the world at the same time.
Increased information about video conferencing has enabled even small businesses and organizations to communicate virtually face to face and not being in the same room at the same time. Businesses find this the most convenient way to interact with partners across the globe. Medical service providers such as surgeons have been known to use their information about video conferencing to provide invaluable advise to doctors treating patients half way across the globe. Doctors can view the patients and advise their colleagues about the treatment that must be administered to the patient. Surgeons have been known to conduct operations in distant countries through video conferencing; they observe the operation being conducted by a surgeon and advise him through the conferencing. This would not have been possible in the early 1990’s as the video quality was very low and the connectivity of the video conferencing was not too good either.
Today the general man-in-the-street can use video conferencing software like any professional. Desktop video conferencing has brought the world closer and bridged the divide of the oceans for many a family. Information about video conferencing has given expansion opportunities for education and communication like no one ever expected. Someone somewhere has availed of the benefits that information about video conferencing has provided to the world. This is a technology that has achieved a lot in a few years and still has a very long way to go. Video conferencing enables scientists on the earth to communicate with astronauts in space, Generals to observe the activities on the frontlines, Doctors to monitor the progress of patients from distant lands, scientists to take part in crucial experiments from different countries at the same time and the old grand parents to have a look at the newborn grandchild just a few minutes after birth.
The information about video conferencing that you need is available all over the Internet. You need to know what video conferencing is, what you can use it for, what is the technology available to you and what is the equipment you need to set up video conferencing. In the past there was just the ISDN line linking the Internet across the world. Then there was the limited video compressing technology that could enable video transmission across the Internet. Businesses and organizations were unable to put video conferencing to its greatest use as they were bound to the limited technology at the time. The more their information about video conferencing technology advanced the better equipped they became to put it to wider use.
By: Shakir A.
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Filed under Communications by on Jun 18th, 2010.
Although video email has yet to take off on a worldwide basis, it is safe to say that this day is coming. After all, everybody loves to use videos when they can. Don’t you agree that sending a video email could offer many benefits over simple words? The fact of the matter is that while video email is not hot with everybody right now, once it starts to spread it will catch on big time. All in all, there are too many benefits for video email to lag behind for much longer.
So what are the benefits of video email, you may ask? Here are three that you will definitely come in contact with the second that you begin to use video email on a regular basis.
1. When you send video emails the recipient is going to have a much easier time understanding you. After all, a video email is just like sitting across the table from somebody. While they cannot respond to you in real time, guess what? They can simply make another video of their own and email it back to you.
2. For many people, typing emails is not always fun. In fact, for those people who do not like to write or type it can be downright annoying. This is where video email can really pick up the slack. Instead of having to write each email out and then proofread it, you can instead say what you want and then send a video with one click of the mouse. This is a great benefit no matter who you are. The convenience factor is definitely something that you should take into consideration.
3. Getting started with video email is not as hard as you may think. The main reason that many people do not use video email is because they think it is too far advanced for them to figure out. But when it comes down to it this is not the truth. To get started with video email you need two things. First off, you need an email account. Luckily, you can register one of these for free. Additionally, you need to buy a webcam. This will allow you to shoot your video emails, and in turn send them directly from your pc. It is very easy to use a webcam, and once you send a couple videos you will be surprised at just how much you learn.
All in all, the benefits of video email are well varied. The three above are the ones you are sure to encounter early on, but as you send more and more video emails you will become aware of many other benefits. This way of communicating is definitely the wave of the future.
By: Paul Majestyck
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Filed under Communications by on Jun 18th, 2010.
The decision to pay the extra fees and move from dial-up to broadband usually involves meeting three wants: faster downloads, faster uploads and live streaming video.
The transmission of live streaming video is dependent on bandwidth, video codecs and the ability to transmit as many frames per second as possible. Let’s review how these variables effect video on dial-up and broadband.
First a little background on bandwidths and speeds. A lot of people use the terms bandwidth and speeds interchangeably, so it’s important to clarify the difference. Think of a water pipe. You can get more water through the pipe by increasing the pressure to send it through faster. This increases the “speed.” You can also get more water out the end by increasing the size of the pipe. This increases the “bandwidth”
When you go from a dial-up ISP to a broadband ISP, you increase the size of the pipe by getting more bandwidth. This way you can get more data through the pipe in the same amount of time, thus allowing faster uploads and downloads. Video is data, too, but good video requires enormous amounts of data. Because of this, video is often referred to as a bandwidth hog. When you increase the bandwidth, you allow more video through in the same amount of time.
Programmers can use creative and complicated mathematical formulas called algorithms to put the data into packets that allow more packets to go through the pipe. This is comparable to increasing the speed of the water in the pipeline. In the world of video, the algorithm is called a codec. Well known codecs include MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and JPEG.
In order to evaluate codecs, a definition of quality is necessary. The number of frames per second (fps) is usually the objective measurement of video quality. “Broadcast quality video” is an overused term that typically means 25 to 35 fps. Independent of theoretical rates, most live video streamed on the internet through broadband is in the range of 10 to 15 fps. It’s not like HDTV or like movies in the theater, but it is sufficient for the purpose.
JPEG transmits video like a movie. Each full picture frame from the “film strip” is transmitted and viewed. When the individual pictures, called frames, are accumulated together rapidly, they appear to display motion, just like a film strip.
MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and others don’t send a full frame each time. They send what’s called an I-Frame, which is a full frame, only once in a while. In between the I-Frames, they only send the video data that change. So, if the image is from a fixed camera in a room where someone is walking, the wall doesn’t change, so the image of the wall is not sent with each frame. Only the spots where the person is moving are transmitted between the I-frames. This eliminates a lot of data without changing the quality of the video. So, with the same amount of data, the end result can be more frames per second. This is why MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 are said to offer higher quality video.
What is bandwidth? Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be sent in a second, typically measured in kilobits per second (kbps). Did you ever notice how TV reporters on satellite phones sometimes look weird? They are usually transmitting at very low bandwidths of less than 5 fps. Have you asked yourself why cell phone voice plans typically can only transmit still video images, or video clips that are so slow that motion is not apparent? That’s because their maximum bandwidth is 9.6 kbps, also considered very low.
Cell phone data plans and dial-up telephone service fall in the less than 56 kbps range. Broadband is above 56 kbps. Cable companies typically offer it in 128 kbps or 256 kbps increments. However, these are maximum rates. For example, dial-up telephone usually fluctuates between 30 and 45 kbps in the real world, even though it is theoretically 56 kbps.
MPEG-4 and its many variants are pretty much the standard for sending video over broadband. Many different companies have developed their own unique twist to try to take into account variations in bandwidth that result in interruptions, pixilation and video tears. But, with a 256 kbps bandwidth, video can stream on average at 10 to 15 fps, and may even peak at 20 or 25 fps depending on the fluctuation. Unfortunately, on dial-up, the number of frames per second that these standard codecs can deliver is less than 5 frames per second, and often only 1 frame per second.
Some new video codecs are allowing frame rates of 12 fps over dial-up services, in many ways comparable to the video offered over broadband. This has expanded the ability to transmit quality video through dial-up.
To summarize the water pipe analogy, different video codecs can increase the water flow by increasing the number of frames per second at the end of the pipe without increasing the size of the pipe. Switching from dial-up to broadband is a way to increase the size of the pipe so that more frames per second can come out the end of the pipe.
Cost is always a consideration, with dial-up being less expensive. Also, many people worldwide do not have the availability of broadband, so dial-up is their only option.
Comet Video Technologies develops products and services for the low bandwidth transmission of video through satellites, cell voice plans, cell data plans, telephone dial-up and broadband. http://www.cometvt.com
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By: Howard Becker
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Filed under Communications by on Jun 17th, 2010.
Is there a difference between video conferencing and video teleconferencing? The answer is no because it is the same thing. The system enables two parties or more to communicate with each other and see each other face to face.
Making a call using this system is very similar to a telephone call. Once you make a connection, you are able to see the other party then talk to them or transfer files also known as document sharing or white boarding.
This works by compressing video systems with the help of codecs that provide high quality picture and sound at no extra cost to the user. Aside from the codec, the user will also need a monitor, a camera, microphone, speaker and the network connection.
With the tool in hand, you are able to use the time you have more productively, save millions of dollars in travel expenses, have shorter meetings and make it easy to call one whenever it is needed as well an increase your connection with the outside world.
You also won’t have a hard time looking for a provider when there are so many around. You just have to decide to decide whether or not you will be transmitting this either through ISDN (integrated services digital network) or IP (network protocol). For your information, most companies in the US use IP networks compared to the latter.
Despite its advantages, there are some who are skeptic about the idea of video teleconferencing. This is as some people find it hard to organize one when the group is scattered in different time zones. If this is not done properly, the anticipated goals or objectives will not be met. Also, there are things beyond their control like technical problems that could interrupt the meeting.
But despite these concerns, this has not damaged its potential and popularity. The federal government and some educational institutions have approved funding to be used by other schools, colleges and libraries. It has also been used in the healthcare industry and judicial proceedings.
This helps train students, provides assistance to colleagues in the medical field when there is a situation that requires the advice of those experienced in the matter and provide testimony to those being tried for crimes that have been committed.
For offices that cannot afford video teleconferencing or unsure about getting one, they can first try using it by going to a facility that allows guests to use it. Given that the meeting will not take that long, you are usually charged an hourly rate. It is best to make a reservation days in advance and cancel at least a day before to avoid paying for the reserved time.
Video teleconferencing is one of the newest things that are being used today. Corporations are encouraged to use t o it because in business, this could mean the difference between their survival and success in the market.
How management acts on a situation is up to them since this is merely a tool just like the telephone or email to get your message to other members of the organization, clients and suppliers.
Everyone should remember that the success of any meeting regardless if this is video teleconferencing or in another form depends on the moderator or the host’s to make it interesting and make sure everyone is paying attention. Otherwise, you are simply wasting your resources in getting one that costs money.
By: Magdi Mikhail
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Filed under Communications by on Jun 16th, 2010.
A video conference unit may be a piece of hardware of an entire video conferencing station set up and ready to participate in a video conference online. Here we will engage in the many video conference units available in the market for you to add to your video conference unite at the office. You may have a video conference unit set up at your end but it takes an entire organization to make that video conference unit work. Like the Cisco IPVC- this is a part of the Cisco IP Communications system and is a complete portfolio of IP video Multipoint Control Units and ISDN gateways for traditional video conferencing networks, and Cisco Video Telephony solutions. Cisco Video Telephony integrates video into Cisco CallManager to enable desktop video communications-making video as easy to use and administer as a telephone. Cisco MeetingPlace enables rich-media conferencing to make remote meetings as natural as face-to-face meetings of any video conference unit.
The Cisco IPVC 3500 series MCUs, part of Cisco’s complete IP videoconferencing solution, enables multi-party video conference units to partake using traditional video conferencing networks, ad-hoc conferencing for Cisco Video Telephony, and also enables scheduled video conferences without any restrictions for Cisco MeetingPlace. Many video conference units manufactured by the leaders in the industry seamlessly integrates voice, video, and Web conferencing capabilities to make remote meetings as natural and effective as face-to-face meetings for unmatched productivity gains. For easy setup and attendance of integrated voice, video, and Web conferences, Tandberg video conference units offer a Web browser interface and the most advanced integrations with the Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes environments. Meeting coordinators simply schedule the meeting and the Tandberg video conference unit does the rest at the flick of a button. Sometimes large businesses require the services of an entire video conference unit such as the Cisco MeetingPlace to handle pre-conference formalities and technical difficulties. These video conference units make all the requirements such as setting up the conference calls, inviting the participants and ensuring the equipment works better than expected. Then there are video conference units for smaller businesses that just require a simple PC and web cam along with a microphone and a number of people just log onto an online vide conference unit such as Yahoo, messenger or AOL that offer free video conferencing online. In addition to the hardware for the PC they will also need to have a high speed internet connection such as broadband to accommodate the compressing of video packets and transmitting them over the network.
Unlike these large video conference units the online video conference is mostly used by students and daily net meeting participants. No doubt there is no need for high resolution images and very good quality sound, but even these lesser known online video conference units are useful for small businesses that have used these and unite frequently to make faster decisions by conferring with their counterparts online over miles instead of spending valuable time and money traveling the distance.
By: Shakir A.
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Filed under Communications by on Jun 16th, 2010.