Microsoft Team Room
Does your office already implement Microsoft Team Rooms? Are you having issues with fetching the calendar? Have you asked your IT department and they can’t figure it out? Well now is the time to call Commercial Audio Video Installation Orange County to help.
The most common cause of the calendar fetch issue is it being setup for the first time or a recent update to your system. Thankfully Crestron has a blog that tells you how to fix it called, Microsoft Team Rooms – Cannot Fetch Calendar. If after reading the blog your IT department can’t figure it out give us a call and we will come and fix it.
In the blog Crestron states, “CHECK YOUR SETUP
Make sure that you have looked at the setup of your account and you have followed the suggested setup per the Microsoft Documentation found here. There is even a PowerShell script to enable making the account correctly even easier and it can be found here. You can also find a full article on making the account by Jeff Shertz found here.”
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3 Audio-Visual Trends For Commercial Office Boardrooms
Boardrooms of yore were often styled with leather seating and more of a clubroom atmosphere; the priorities for boardrooms today are quite different.
The modern commercial office doesn’t exist in a bubble; chances are you are connected to vendors, suppliers, contractors, and even customers around the globe. In this world, comfort may still be a priority, but it is connectivity that is the focus.
Your boardroom’s audio-video system needs to be easy to connect to, and ready to go for every meeting. It needs to include high-quality video and audio components, so people on both ends of a call can be heard. And your boardroom should also make it easy for anyone to plug their devices into, whether to charge a phone or plug in a laptop.
When upgrading your commercial office’s boardroom, consider these three trends to make sure your A/V system impresses all who attend.
- Video Walls
With LED video displays, you can create a full wall of screens that display the same or different sources in addition to your smaller, day-to-day screen. Hold a meeting with people all over the globe, and see each one of them clearly on the screen.
- Hidden Microphones
Sound quality can make-or-break a meeting, and is one of the most significant issues employees have with conference rooms. Your audio-video installation team will be able to place microphones strategically so that the audio coming from the room is always crystal clear no matter the room's size or shape.
- Wired Options
Wireless has made it easy for people to connect to the internet quickly, but it’s not always reliable, and you want to have a plan. Installing cords in hidden panels will allow anyone to plug in if they want to, and will give you a backup in case of any issues.
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Video Distribution in the Boardroom: 3 Essential Tools
There are several kinds of communal meeting spaces in most commercial offices:
- Huddle spaces provide intimate areas for employee collaboration.
- Conference rooms offer a larger space for more people and more extensive meetings.
- Board rooms are where the highest-priority meetings happen, which often require a setting conducive to presentations.
If your board room isn’t outfitted with the right audio-visual technology, both presenters and listeners will have a hard time communicating effectively.
The good news is, an expert audio-visual installation team will be able to help you upgrade your commercial office’s board room so that you have the right tools on hand, every day. These are three things your board room needs in order to have an effective and efficient video distribution system.
- Immediate, Centralized Control
Depending on the size of your office, you may or may not have A/V staff on hand that are experts in your boardroom’s setup, and the members of any given meeting probably aren’t either. You want your room to be ready to go with the touch of a button, which is what you can get with a central video distribution system.
- Appropriate Connections
Whether the person presenting needs to connect their laptop or a camera, there should be multiple jacks available where your presenter sets up. There should also be a power cord, so no devices die during the middle of a meeting.
- Multiple Quality Displays
Ensure that everyone in the room can see what is being presented with multiple displays, and for larger spaces, pair screens with a central high definition projector.
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It’s Time To Makeover Your Commercial Boardroom — Here’s What You Need
How often do you make upgrades to your commercial office’s boardroom? Like many companies, it’s not usually until something breaks, or someone makes a comment that they take a good look at what high-level clients, board members, and other VIPs see.
If it’s been a few years, there’s a good chance that upgrading your boardroom will give you access to new technology that allows for even greater connectivity with people onsite and around the world. Not only will this help keep your VIPs happy, but you’ll also be able to see results in terms of efficiency and returns.
Think of it this way: a board meeting could potentially last for a couple of hours. Are you focused on what is being said at every moment? Not if you can’t hear the speaker or see the content being displayed. If you want to maintain the attention of the meeting participants, you have to provide a functioning and seamless A/V experience.
You Have To Welcome Their Devices
Nowadays it’s fairly common that meeting participants from inside the office and outside bring along their own devices, but there is no guarantee that everyone will be the same make and model. That’s why it’s essential to have a variety of connection and charger styles to ensure that no matter what they are using, participants can connect to the meeting.
You Have To Keep Things Simple
It’s likely that at least some of your board members are not technologically savvy, and therefore it makes it even more important that they can use devices they are familiar with. But you also don’t want them to have to jump through hoops to install programs or update components, so make it as easy as logging on and plugging in to get them connected.
You Need Good Display Screens
Imagine a scenario where you need to show a quick demo to the room, but your 15” laptop is the only screen available. Trying to make everyone crowd around means that no one will receive the full impact of your presentation, and a simple TV display screen could have solved this problem immediately.
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The 4 Essential Audio Visual Components Of A Corporate Boardroom
No matter the size of your commercial office, it’s essential to have a boardroom that can seat your executive committee, board, or even clients or donors. This space should be warm and welcoming, but with a dynamism that makes everyone feel appreciated and ready to get the job done.
Yes, you want to make sure you get chairs and other furniture right, but it’s the audio-visual elements of your boardroom that can make or break efficiency and ultimate success. These are four components you absolutely need in a modern corporate boardroom.
Good Acoustics
Whether or not you’re playing music or sound elements, it’s essential that everyone in the boardroom – whether they or at the table or not – can hear what is being said. Acoustics become doubly more important when people are calling into meetings instead of attending in person.
Clear Video Distribution
A large format HD display can be helpful when presenting ideas to the group. But a multi-channel video wall will allow for the ability for more content to be viewable at once. Not to mention, it can make it possible for anyone calling in to have their own video screen.
High-End Sound
The speakers in your commercial facility’s boardroom don’t need to produce concert-level sound, but they do need to be crisp and clear so that audio quality is fully optimized for everyone in the room.
Touchscreen Remote Controls
You don’t want anyone to have to fiddle with machinery in a closet just to get your video conference up and running, so make all of the elements in your boardroom easily controlled via a remote with a touchscreen display. It will look sleek and professional and make it easy to get your desired result immediately.
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Experience Audio Video has been serving Orange County and Area since 1999 for residential and commercial audio and video installation services. 5 Star Yelp Ratings, Thousands of Referrals, there is not a better choice than Brian Chappell and the Experience Audio Video Team. One phone call and you will know right away the difference in working with Experience Audio Video vs. others in the area. Contact us now at 714-744-4455 or info@eav-inc.com for a Free Consultation.
3 Boardroom Upgrades That Will Increase Productivity And Comfort For Your Commercial Space
When was the last time you looked at ways to improve your boardroom?
It’s vital to regularly survey the spaces in your commercial facility that are designed to be productive areas for work. If your boardroom isn’t welcoming to employees or clients, you run the risk of diminished productivity, attention, and returns.
But you don’t need to overhaul your entire space to make your boardroom more functional and welcoming. In fact, these three simple upgrades can directly help make your commercial business more successful.
1. Manage Rooms Proactively
Whether you have one conference room or you have multiples, an easy solution to room management and scheduling is to have the room connected to a master schedule. Using a touchscreen pad or remote, employees can make sure they are in the right room at the right time.
As a bonus, turn your conference room into a smart room where you can control the window shades, thermostat, and even music so that every room is ready to impress.
2. Get Video Conferencing
Anyone who uses your conference room should be able to quickly connect to clients or employees located around the world. With video conferencing, you're facilitating a better way to conduct business, and you’re increasing productivity in the meant time.
3. Hide Your Equipment
If people need to walk over or around pieces of your audio-visual equipment, you run the risk of damaging expensive items or distracting prized clients. Instead, find creative ways to hide extra equipment and wires, freeing up more space for the work that needs to get done.
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EAV has been serving Orange County and Area since 1999 for residential and commercial audio and video installation services. 5 Star Yelp Ratings, Thousands of Referrals, there is not a better choice than Brian Chappel and the EAV Team. One phone call and you will know right away the difference in working with EAV vs. others in the area. Contact us now at 714-744-4455 or info@eav-inc.com for a Free Consultation.