The business industry has undergone drastic changes over the past couple of decades. As society has changed and advanced into the digital-loving, technology-driven construct it is today, so too has business. One aspect of business that has seen great changes in recent years is business communication, or how information is exchanged between individuals within an organization and between a company and its customers. The increasing availability of technology and its expansive incursion into almost every part of modern life has driven change in business communication. As a result, the usage of digital devices to accomplish work has also risen. Here are three tools often utilized in business communication today.

1. Collaboration Through Digital Workspaces

Digital workspaces are a tool increasingly utilized by workplaces to encourage collaboration out of office. They are essentially a type of framework granting employees access to a company’s applications and data at any time from any device. They allow employees to share ideas and work together in a semi-informal setting from many different locations, making teamwork easier.

2. Video Conferencing

Video conferencing is another collaboration tool that is more commonly seen today. Especially with the emergence of Covid-19, video conferencing has become a valuable resource for companies everywhere. Video conferencing also helps promote teamwork.

3. Usage of Mobile Devices

Another big change in business communication is that many companies have instituted a policy allowing and/or encouraging employees to bring their own mobile devices to work to use for communication. Using their own tablets and smartphones enables for better communication among employees and employers.

Technology and communication through technology is the present and future of business. Using tools like the ones mentioned here only serve to improve efficiency, communication and teamwork. With the continued threat of Covid-19, the integration of technology into workplaces will only continue to rise.