web conference

Virtual group call

A web conference is a meeting or presentation conducted over the internet, allowing participants in different locations to communicate in real time through audio, video, and screen sharing.

Unlike a simple phone call, web conferences typically include visual elements—slideshows, shared documents, or live video feeds of participants.

The term covers everything from small team check-ins to large-scale webinars with hundreds of attendees.

We scheduled a web conference to review the quarterly results.

interactive

chat

Informal verbal exchange

  • pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
  • Q&AInteractive inquiry session
  • reactionsResponses to events

hand-raising · whiteboard · annotation · breakout rooms · engagement · feedback · emoticons · mute · unmute · participation

meeting

agenda

Formal discussion list

presenter · moderator · chairperson · discussion · roundtable · panel · keynote · workshop · summit · forum

technology

bandwidth

Data transmission capacity

browser · encryption · cloud · server · latency · buffering · audio · video · microphone · camera

remote work

telecommute

Work away from office

time zones · flexibility · work-from-home · hybrid · collaboration · productivity · digital nomad · scheduling · availability · calendar invite

Categories
Opposites
medium of interaction

web conferenceface-to-face meeting

live event · roundtable · summit · town hall

synchronicity and structure

web conferencecorrespondence

Exchanged written communication

memo · letter exchange · message board · recorded message · written correspondence

communication scope

web conferencesolo work

Creation by one person

silence

Family

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