Three incredible features of Google Meet That You should Be Using!
Google Meet is Google's video conferencing app; it comes as part of G Suite, it is also available as a standalone service. And now due to Coronavirus and the massive uptake in video calling, Meet is providing over 3,800 years of secure video call meetings every day!
Video Conferencing with Dial-In Numbers
When you create a Google Meet video call, it automatically gets assigned a local telephone number participants can call to take part. If a participant is driving or in a sensitive area, they may not be able to broadcast video, using their phone they can dial in to the meeting. It is also fantastic for the camera-shy.
We've all experienced being on a video call where one of the participants is "muted". Maybe the participant can't get their microphone to work. Rather than delaying the meeting while they try to troubleshoot the problem, the participant can join the video call then dial the number from their mobile and use their mobile as their microphone.
Recording Video Calls
A pet hate here at Kimbley IT is people looking down note-taking. It disrupts the flow of the call, and participants can't focus on what is getting said as they are too focused on trying to write notes - which they won't be able to to do effectively, down to the fact people talk quicker than they can write.
With Google Meet in one click, you can start recording the video call, no matter how long the video call last. Once you have finished up and left the room, a recording of the call will get placed into your Google Drive, and all participants will get emailed a link to watch the playback. Eliminating any need to take notes and letting all participants focus on what is getting said in the video call.
You can also use the recording feature to record a presentation or webinar!
Real-Time Captioning
Google Meet uses AI to show real-time captioning on screen as people talk, letting people with hearing difficulties participate in the video call.
Real-time captioning is private to the user who has turned it on. No one else in the call will know that you are using captioning and it won't get included in any recordings.