3 Signs Your Boardroom AV Is Stuck in the Past

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Imagine you invited a prospect to your Fort Smith office - the one that you’ve been trying to capture for years. You’ve prepared your presentation and brought in the best catering; overall, the conversation went well. But the more you replay the event, you realize that they cracked a joke about your old AV equipment, and then you suddenly remember that uncomfortable network lag mid-videoconference. 

Conference room blunders can cost you money. In a business setting, too many communication breakdowns, AV issues or scheduling problems don’t just damage your reputation: They could also cause you to lose out on business partnerships.

Expert integrators like AV Design Consultants can usually walk into a conference room and point out the problematic or outdated setups right away. Unfortunately, so can some of your key contacts and clients. How can you mitigate this issue? We’ll walk through three telltale signs your conference room could use some updates and how we’d fix them.

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Sign #1: Wires, Wires Everywhere

We understand that if you’re going to modernize your office, you have many technology needs. You want video-conferencing cameras, a projector or screen, speakers, microphones, an automation control system, microphones and countless others. 

However, in this modern business era, more technology doesn’t add up to more visible wires, so there’s no excuse to have them strewn all over your office. Think of how you might feel, as an attendee, when you have to step over cabling just to get to your seat. We focus on structured cabling so that even if you choose wired technology, you won’t have to see the evidence. Streamlined wiring keeps your wiring organized, which facilitates updating or integrating more technology later.  

Sign #2: Video Conference Attendees Can’t Hear (or See) You

Even the most experienced video conferencing users might feel embarrassed whenever someone talks to them over webcam, and they miss an essential point. Seeing your face freeze mid-sentence doesn’t feel comfortable, either. 

We’ll make sure your incoming and outgoing communication works flawlessly by optimizing your speaker placement for your room’s acoustics and setting up as many microphones as needed, based on where people will sit inside the room. We also ensure that your network is running smoothly enough to connect calls and stream video conferences without latency, so you’re always doing your part to retain and attract valuable business. 

Sign #3: Your Conference Room Makes Meetings Harder

Most people get nervous before a presentation. This pressure doubles if you don’t know your way around the AV equipment. Imagine you’re already late and fumbling with switches just to turn on your projector so that you can start speaking. Similarly, scheduling mishaps also occur if you don’t have an easy way to book meetings. 

We believe that any conference room that’s not facilitating a meeting is making it harder. That’s why we design Control4 commercial solutions that give you the most streamlined A/V and automation control to manage everything you need to control from one touch screen, including scheduling. Control4 integrates seamlessly with third-party integrations that you might need for video-conferencing and more. 

Contact Us Today!

Commercial automation and modernized AV solutions add efficiency and comfort to your business day and, often, revenue to your company’s pocket. To learn how to host more impactful meetings, contact us at (479) 365-2201 or online through our contact page. We look forward to speaking with you!