Describe a few alternatives to face-to-face meetings that new technologies make possible.

Meetings today are usually supported by technology.Some organizations display proceedings for all the participants to see."People literally see themselves being heard.Related comments are identified,linked,and edited on screen.The digressions and tangents quickly become apparent".The resulting document can be posted on the company intranet for further discussion and comments.Other organizations use group support software,such as Google Docs or Dropbox.Speakerphones,conference calls,and VoIP software like Skype allow people in different,even remote locations to participate in the same conversation; Google Voice's hangout lets eight to ten people "meet" virtually and simultaneously.And blogging allows a "chairperson" to initiate a worldwide cyber-meeting,and air his or her opinion without interruption.