26. In many workplaces, online communication is now more common than face-to-face meetings. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, there are arguments about whether or not digital meeting is used more often in companies than in-person meetings.

In my

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opinion, I am of the opinion that the drawbacks of

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trend overshadow the drawbacks for several reasons, which will be discussed in

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To begin

with, virtual communication is speedy, which

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up the flow of information and

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team collaboration.

As a result

, it reduces deterrents to productivity.

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through the

Internet

not only enhance accessibility to

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work

,

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but

also

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misunderstanding as dialogues are recorded on

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.

This

is partly true, but digital communication is no longer optional after teleworking

time

. After the Covid-19 pandemic, people have come back to normal life, resulting in the reduction of

time

for

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meeting

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as they have to go to companies,

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others face-to-face

instead

of interacting with them online.

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through

Internet

can lead to distraction and danger for companies. Because communicating via the

internet

is multi-touched and

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employees engaged,

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it engenders huge distraction while working

time

.

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, workers spend

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groups

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online rather than doing their work properly,

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among countless others.

Moreover

, internal information of the company can be leaked online by hackers or scammers because of the risk of

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platform.

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, it will have

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influence on the corporation’s image. To conclude,

although

digital meeting helps access

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information faster and increase group cooperation, it is risky for a business to communicate over the

Internet

regularly.