^{Nov 16, 2022}

Wireless presentation versus wireless conferencing

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Office workers have experienced considerable changes in working patterns in recent years. Remote and hybrid working have become commonplace, and employees seem to have ever higher expectations about office technology to make work life more productive, efficient and comfortable. Wireless presentation and conferencing have gained an important place in that technology mix.

It’s safe to say that wireless presentation and conferencing technologies like ClickShare have changed the way we work in presentations and meetings forever. But what exactly is the difference between the two? And which one does your business need? Let’s have a closer look at both.

What is a wireless presentation system?

We all know the pain of setting up a presentation in a meeting room where nothing seems to work. We mess with cables and connectors, we dabble in configurations and settings, and if we’re lucky, after minutes of frustration, something will pop up on the meeting room screen.

A wireless presentation system like ClickShare Present puts an end to all this misery. With this solution, you can share the content of your laptop - presentations, videos or software platforms – to the meeting room screen without having to mess with wires, cables or adapters. The beauty of such a system is that you can start your meeting right on time without the stress of setting up your presentation.

Wireless content sharing can add value to any meeting room, from huddle room to boardroom. It can be used in combination with a fixed meeting room system, like Microsoft Teams Room or Zoom Room, or you can choose to use it as a stand-alone solution.

With ClickShare Present, you share your screen content to the meeting room display with the ClickShare Button or ClickShare App. ClickShare also allows you to interact with the screen content via touch-enabled support, blackboarding or annotation. But the real strength of the system is that it fully supports BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). You can access screen sharing from any employee device - laptop, mobile or tablet - using Airplay, GoogleCast or Miracast.

What is a wireless conferencing system?

The rise of remote and hybrid work has changed meeting culture dramatically. Unfortunately, hybrid meetings have their own problems. Of course, we need technology to overcome the fact that we can no longer gather everyone in one (physical) room, but the challenges and frustrations about meeting technology are very real. Connecting to the meeting room display, speakers and cameras is probably one of the most frequent technology challenges. But there’s more: for many of us, hybrid meetings do not come naturally. Bad audio and video quality often make us feel excluded, less engaged, which is an important reason why hybrid meetings fall flat.

A wireless conferencing room system, like ClickShare Conference, might be the answer. This solution offers a wireless solution that lets users connect and collaborate effectively in a matter of seconds. With ClickShare Conference, you easily turn any space into a hybrid meeting space, because you simply run meetings from your laptop, and share your content wirelessly to the meeting room screen.

ClickShare Conference even goes one step further than BYOD. Not only can you host meetings from any device (laptop, tablet, phone), you can also use the UC&C solution of your choice (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx, or other). Here, we’re not talking about BYOD, but about BYOM (Bring Your Own Meeting).

ClickShare Conference also wirelessly connects to the room camera, microphone and speaker as soon as you enter the meeting room, whether you are in a huddle room, a meeting room or a board room. All participants, in-room or remote, can be seen and heard perfectly. It makes everyone feel part of the conversation. ClickShare Conference makes hybrid meetings as intuitive as face-to-face meetings. It brings humanity, increased engagement and interaction back to videoconferencing.

Wireless presentation or wireless conferencing: which one do you need?

We already discussed ClickShare Present and ClickShare Conference. Both wireless presentation and conferencing systems offer a seamless approach with no training required and fast, effective guest access – along with enterprise-grade security. But there are key differences. Here are the most important ones.

Wireless Presentation & Collaboration	Wireless Conferencing
Improve productivity and engagement in fixed Microsoft Teams, Zoom and WebEx conference rooms or stand-alone	Improve productivity and engagement with any device and UC&C platform.
BYOD	BYOD & BYOM
Share content on meeting room screen, push shared content to (remote) participants and view shared content on your own device
Facilitate easy wireless presentation and collaboration	Facilitate easy wireless conferencing, compatible with VC platforms
-	Using USB peripherals of the meeting room e.g. soundbar, camera, mic, speakers
Seamless, cable-free, no training needed
Guest-friendly and flexible
Enterprise-grade: secure, centrally managed and connected. Button and App in line with your workplace strategy