Even a single portable monitor can power more engaging presentations and better-informed decision-making

Collaboration is the lifeblood of any great business. When employees come together to exchange ideas, the solutions they produce become far greater than the sum of their parts. Any tool that helps to power that collaboration is worth its weight in gold.

As technology advances, more and more of these tools are reaching the market. One of the most exciting among them is portable monitors — or, even better, wireless portable monitors. With these mobile displays, teams can unlock several advantages that lead to more productive presentations and discussions. Here’s why two monitors (or more) are better than one.

Benefits of wireless portable monitors

Take in more viewpoints

Business decisions are often complicated. A seemingly small question of strategy can affect everything in the organization, from product development to payroll. No one person can see every side of every issue. That’s why meetings are important: to give different workers with different perspectives a chance to compare their views. In an ideal world, this collaboration leads to implementing the best possible decision.

But meetings are about more than perception. Hard data is as important a decision driver as subjective experience. Enter wireless portable monitors. Rather than focus everyone’s attention on a single presentation screen, a second monitor allows the team to view multiple sources of information at once. In doing so, it provides a more comprehensive view of the available information. With more key details at their fingertips, workers can make better-informed decisions.

Enable second-screen activities

Even the best meeting leaders will occasionally fail to prepare all the relevant information for a meeting. Over the course of a discussion, workers may realize they forgot to consider some vital aspect of the business at hand. In that event, they need a way to quickly and clearly share the information they’re pulling in.

Smartphones are easy to use, but their screens are generally too small to communicate to the whole room. Laptops are a little bigger, but are much more cumbersome. Wireless portable monitors, on the other hand, offer the best of both worlds. Their flat profiles and touchscreens make them easy to use and manipulate. Combine that with styluses, and employees can draw diagrams and other illustrations to communicate quickly. At the same time, the size of the monitors helps everyone in the meeting read the data on-screen.

Passing a single portable monitor around the room is effective, but providing each worker with their own is even better. That way, meeting leaders can synchronize the screens to display the same information and keep everyone on the same page. Workers can then ideate, refine, and settle on a solution faster than ever.

Did You Know?:Ricoh’s portable monitors come in wired and wireless variations. Each one has a 15.6” OLED touch display packed into a lightweight design — 1.23lbs for the wired model and 1.58lbs for wireless.

Meet anywhere

Meeting rooms are a finite resource, especially when square footage comes at a premium. There may be times when an issue urgently needs the focus of a meeting, but there are no dedicated rooms available. How do you lead a presentation or a brainstorming session without a wall-mounted screen?

Thanks to your wireless portable monitors, you can easily set up a small to medium-scale presentation anywhere in the office. Different monitors offer different connectivity options, but most use simple plug-and-play options such as USB-C. Some even allow you to connect without a cable, keeping clutter under control. Instant synchronization keeps things on track, even under suboptimal circumstances.

Need to make your image even bigger? Some portable monitors can work together as a single display, doubling your screen size. Plus, with built-in speakers, you can incorporate sound and video into presentations no matter where you’re giving them.

Power remote presentations

Today’s business landscape is becoming increasingly remote-friendly. More than one in ten workers already works from home, with another 27% splitting their time between home and the office. One study indicates that by 2025, 22% of American workers will work remotely. Of course, “work from home” doesn’t always happen at home. Remote workers frequently clock in at coworking spaces, cafes, airports, and hotels. It’s in these alternative locations that portable monitors can shine.

Say you need to lead a meeting while you’re on the road. Normally, you might use one screen for the presentation and another for notes. Bringing a portable monitor with you lets you maintain that flexibility. One can show you the presentation you’re delivering, while the other lets you keep an eye on your notes — or your audience. When you move into a discussion phase, the presentation screen can become a collaborative document that your distant colleagues can work on. No matter where you are, portable monitors can help you maintain the same level of professional effectiveness.

Boost engagement

Even when your team is all in one room, it can be hard for everyone to participate equally. If the screen showing your collaborative document or presentation isn’t big enough, workers in the back of the room may struggle to see. As a result, they’ll miss out on finer details.

Wireless portable monitors provide an easy fix. Teammates anywhere in the room can sync their monitor to the presentation screen, reproducing it on a clear (and close) display of their own. Not only does that improve comprehension, but it also gives employees a chance to scrutinize the minutiae. When they do, they have a better chance to make informed observations, spot mistakes, and point out opportunities for improvement.

Wireless portable monitors can do more than provide a closer look. If each employee has a screen of their own, they can respond to polls, questionnaires, or prompts in real-time. Making meetings interactive in this way can improve engagement and speed up work.

Did You Know?:PCMag called the wireless Portable Monitor 150BW “an awesome piece of kit” and “a tour de force of mobile display technology.” Find out more in this review.

Our recommendation: RICOH Portable Monitor 150BW

Take productivity and comfort wherever you go with our light, sharp, versatile portable monitor for those who work on the road or need extra screen real estate. Stay productive and mobile with our high-performance, lightweight (25.2oz), ultra-slim bezel (.19” at its slimmest point), OLED touchscreen portable monitors.

The 150BW takes those benefits one step further. By eliminating wires, this model becomes even more versatile than a standard portable monitor. Plus, with options for multicasting, one source display can be casted on to multiple 150BWs, allowing for everyone around to get a closer look at the content being shared. Click here to learn more about our portable monitor series.

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