video-conference

Virtual face-to-face gathering

A video-conference is a meeting conducted over the internet with live video and audio, allowing participants in different locations to see and hear each other: We held a video-conference with the Tokyo office.

The verb means to participate in such a meeting: I video-conferenced with my doctor instead of going in.

Also spelled as one word or two.

platform

Zoom

Video call platform

  • SkypeOnline video calling platform
  • GoToMeetingRemote conferencing application
  • SlackBusiness communication software

Discord · FaceTime · WhatsApp · Duo · passcode · dial-in · app · integration

technology

webcam

Computer-mounted video capture device

mute · unmute · camera · audio · connection · streaming · codec · VoIP · resolution · headset

meeting

agenda

Formal discussion list

invite · scheduling · calendar · lobby · recording · transcript · chat · presenter · moderator · facilitator

education

e-learning

Internet-delivered instruction

  • webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
  • lectureEducational spoken presentation
  • tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide

student · instructor · MOOC · courseware · Q&A · whiteboard · annotation · attendance · participation · synchronous

communication

face-to-face

Direct personal encounter

expression · tone · gesture · nodding · engagement · clarity · real-time · synchronous · interactive · two-way

remote-work

telecommuting

Employment from afar

coworking · time-zones · pajamas · commute-free

etiquette

mute

Without voice or sound

multitasking · attentiveness · dress-code · lighting · framing · punctuality · waiting · hand-wave · thumbs-up · reactions

Opposites
physical presence

video-conferenceface-to-face meeting

in-person · face-to-face · sit-down · summit · roundtable

synchronicity

video-conferenceemail

Digital written communication

letter · silence · written correspondence · correspondence · memo

formality and structure

video-conferencechance encounter

Unintended crossing of paths

Family

videoconference, videoconferencing, videoconferences, videoconferenced

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G