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By Jeremy Henderson | April 20th, 2012

Our blog is taking a little bit of a twist today in that I am offering up a personal story about the power of face-to-face communication?over video! Yes, that?s right, this is all about the power of video conferencing and what you can expect to achieve in the development of your business relationships as a result of using this tool.

Many years ago, one of the CEO?s that I personally respect the most said to me, ?Jeremy, business is only about relationships.? Why had no one said that to me in the past? I had spent all of those years focused only on producing exceptional work, ?and always felt that something was missing. So, you can imagine that when he offered me this advice, it was like a massive light bulb went off and I started to get it.

From that point on, I focused as much on ?how? I was working with my fellow humans, as much as ?what? we were doing. Now, that was many years ago and in a time when people actually went into the office. Sure, we spent a lot of time on email; but, we also spent a great deal of time in meetings talking about projects, sharing our life experiences, and generally getting to know each other.

But even with all of the technology that allows us to share our experiences with others, one thing was missing. For me, I am dying to have face-to-face conversations.

Jungle Red Communication is working with one such video conferencing company. They insisted that we get on video and have a conversation with them so that we can better do our work. Were they right? YES!

Video conferencing is not experience at the enterprise level and can even be free for consumers, but what it gives you is an opportunity to get to know the person you are working with on any given project. You get to see them; their facial expressions; their body language; their smile when you nailed it; and their look of disappointment when you missed the mark.

Video conferencing is bringing the human back into human relations.

So while you are probably like me, a human relations pro who spends a great deal of time on communications projects and social networks, step back for just a minute and invite your meeting attendees into a video conference call and discover the power of face-to-face communication. It will change your professional life forever!

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