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Create a Collaborative & Immersive Atmosphere

The environment where your employees work has a significant impact on how they feel and perform each day. An upgraded commercial AV system is essential in creating a workspace where your employees and clients can collaborate and communicate well.

With stunning audiovisuals, you can take any business to the next level! From corporate settings to dining areas and retail spaces, a commercial AV system is a must for your Southlake, TX property’s overall atmosphere. Want to learn more about this smart solution and how it can benefit your company? Keep reading below.

Make the Most of Every Meeting & Presentation!

An unorganized or scattered meeting with glitching technologies can leave everyone in the room or on the other side of the screen feeling lost or impatient. You deserve the highest quality when it comes to your video conferencing systems and commercial solutions in your Dallas, TX, company’s boardrooms.

And with top-notch conference room technology from Crestron, you never have to worry about frozen screens, garbled audio, or failing technologies again. Keep reading below to find out more about Crestron Flex and what it can bring to your upcoming meetings.

A Professional Installation Makes All the Difference

When it comes to a seamless and productive workday, communication is key. No matter how big or small it is, your Dallas, TX business more than likely needs tools to help your employees communicate and collaborate on a daily basis.

A commercial audio video installation is a must for your whole building. The benefits are endless, and the reliability and top-quality of your system make for a worthy investment. But when it comes to a project of this size and importance, you don’t want to depend on disparate components and products that compromise your setup: You want one comprehensive, intuitive system.

Work with a team of professionals you can trust! DeVance Electronic Lifestyle is here to make the entire process – from installation to daily use -- a breeze for you and everyone on your team. Find out more about commercial AV and our installation services by reading on below.

Maximizing the Potential of Your Office’s Video Conferencing Capabilities 

No matter what business you are in, it is crucial to be a good salesperson. We sell ourselves every day to clients and employees alike, so they will either do business with us or help our business succeed. And to make good sales, you've got to have good communication. So much of business is automated through eCommerce that it doesn’t appear that personal connections drive profits anymore. 

Still, personal relationships are the foundation for any business, which means you need to communicate through many mediums. Sometimes, it’s just not possible to meet your Dallas customers face to face. But with video conferencing, you’ve got the next best thing to meeting in person. 

We’ve all been into that Dallas conference room that was less than impressive. Most of them shared some standard features: you could walk in and instantly notice the fluorescent light and antiquated furniture that heralded a bygone era of corporate life.

AV enthusiasts would notice deeper conference room design issues as soon as someone started using the room. We’ll reveal some pain points that signal an office that you can leave in the 2010s and some quick fixes that will make your Texas office future-ready. Keep reading!

SEE ALSO: Conference Room AV Upgrades You Will Want for Your Business

Clunky Speakers

Minimalism might not be everyone’s style, but if you see floor speakers everywhere, with no audio gear in the speakers or walls, we usually take it as a sign that your office is outdated. Speakers littering the floor indicate that you might not be achieving the surround-sound quality necessary to fully participate in video conference calls, for one thing. Also, audio clutter doesn’t look as attractive or professional and takes up too much real estate in smaller rooms.

Wires Galore

Similar to our gripe with multiple floor speakers, visible wiring everywhere diminishes an otherwise sophisticated, modern office aesthetic. We can streamline all your A/V components into a rack that we conceal somewhere like a closet. No more tripping over cables on your way to the screen or trying to figure where to plug in a cable to start using audio or video.

We’re pretty sure you can recall some conference room blunders that you’ve witnessed, or maybe even something that happened to you. Maybe you fumbled with the AV controls well into your presentation time or asked your client to repeat the words you missed during a particularly high-stakes meeting. Of course, the common scenarios we talk about in this blog are uncomfortable, providing adequate reasons to fix the culprit. We only wished that the problem ended there.

In a business setting, too many communication breakdowns, AV issues or scheduling problems don’t just mar your reputation: They could also cause you to lose out on valuable business partnerships. We’ll talk today about how thorough conference room design mitigates a host of mishaps, so keep reading!

SEE ALSO: 3 Ways Interactive Whiteboards Boost Employee Engagement

You Feel Extra Pre-Presentation Frustration

Many of us have endured an anxious moment right before a presentation. Coupled with the expected nerves, perhaps you didn’t get enough time to prepare, which compounds your stress.

The pressure increases if you don’t know your way around the AV equipment. Imagine you’re already late and fumbling with switches just to turn your screen on and finally start speaking. Instead, you could press one button from your Crestron control pad and let automation organize your meeting for you. We can’t arrange a perfect PowerPoint, but we can set the scene for your presentation success.