In many situations using Video Mail can be more effective than written communication because:
1️⃣ We can talk faster than we can type
2️⃣ We can add so much more context when communicating verbally via video and through screensharing
Video Mail can be a great replacement to live meetings for:
✅ Info that is just an update or FYI
✅ For providing some inspiration or food for thought
✅ For visually describing instructions for a simple task
✅ Or as a recap to a long meeting (who has time to watch an hour-long meeting recording, when they could watch a 5 min video recap of the next steps, decisions, & key discussion points?!).
❌ One big watch-out though…
Don’t re-record multiple times – that will defeat the purpose and take too much time. Yes, the first few times it’s ok as you get used to the tool and get used to being recorded. Start out small by sending a Video Mail to a close colleague or your direct team to try it out and get comfortable.
There are many fantastic tools for creating Video Mail (Loom, Vidcast, Microsoft Teams Video Clips and Slack Video Clips) but it is now even more convenient for it to be integrated right into Zoom.
