• Education
• Business
• Medicine and Health
• Law
• The hearing impaired

Education

• Great for both teacher and student when a student or teacher can't attend the class or lecture
• Candidates for scholarships or employment can be more easily interviewed especially where there is a committee involved
• Guest lecturers and experts on an educational topic can be invited into the classroom
• Research collaborations can happen more easily and regularly between researchers at different institutions increasing efficiency and bringing communication to a whole new level
• Faculty can stay in touch with the class if they must be away at a conference or event

Business 

Videoconferencing benefits Business in the following ways:

• Meetings can be conducted on short notice even though the locations of those attending are far apart saving time and energy costs
• Useful for telecommuting where due to high fuel costs more and more employees are or potentially work from home full or part time
• A company that is videoconferencing capable is a company that signals they are on the cutting edge of technology and using their resources more efficiently in a way that is environmentally conscience

Medicine and Health

Videoconferencing benefits Medicine and Health in the following ways:

• Telemedicine and telenursing applications aiding in consulting, diagnosis and where applicable the transmission of images needed
• Rural areas can make better use of money by being able to use videoconferencing technology for diagnostic purposes  
• Physicians, nurses and paramedical professionals can discuss critical and emergency cases across large distances in ways that couldn't possibly have been conducted before
• Special peripheral devices such as microscopes fitted with otoscopes, medical ultrasound imaging devices, videoendoscopes, digital cameras, etc., can be used with your videoconferencing equipment so you can transmit data about a patient

Legal 

Videoconferencing benefits the Legal profession in the following ways:

• Videoconferencing has provided the ability for testimony to be used where it otherwise could not.  Individuals now who are unable to be present at a proceeding are now able to do so.  If an important case involving witnesses out of the country that cannot attend they are now able to do so.    
• Videoconferencing allows children as an example to testify in court without having to be present in the courtroom to alleviate some of the psychological stress especially when dealing with something traumatic.

Hearing Impaired 

Videoconferencing benefits the hearing impaired in the following ways:

• The hearing impaired primarily use sign language to communicate and videoconferencing is a perfect venue for this because they can use sign language in a comfortable way without feeling left out
• The hearing impaired are more visual and unlike using relay services they can see the faces of people they are communicating with by seeing their expressions as an example as well as other forms of nonverbal communication