Noncollaborative Telepresentations Come of Age.

The article discusses about the new technology that allows people to attend business conferences without physically attending the conferences. This is about telepresentations -- a presentation in which the presenter and/or some of the audience members are not physically present but are telepresent, that is, in a different location or at different time. This article examines how telepresentations can be used in courses, conferences, lectures, product introductions, and general informational meetings; that is, any presentation not requiring substantial group interaction. It is about how the Internet, intranets, and plain old telephone service can reduce the need for special video conference facilities. The equipment costs to achieve this are negligible and already exist in most organizations. Telepresentations are practical and low cost. They offer enormous advantages by making presentations that are delivered via slides and talking heads widely available at low cost by allowing presenters and viewers to be telepresent.