Point 5 in the previous section brings up an interesting
notion, the idea of a service accessed by dialing
"900-VTFACIL" or filling out a request form on the VTF
Web page eg. a facilitation server (or pool). The
people making up the facilitation pool used by an
organization, either in-house or outside consultants,
need not be physically present at the site of any of the
participating subgroups. Of course, there are many
advantages if the facilitator is in the same room with
one of the subgroups, but the fact that he or she does
not have to be creates a great deal of freedom in the
use of Visual Telefacilitation. This freedom means that
half way through a meeting the teleconferencing group
can suddenly realize they need a telefacilitator and put
out a message to find one who is available [figure 4].
Then the facilitator who answers the call links up to
the meeting in progress and starts providing service.
Figure 4. A telegroup in needs sends out a call
for a Visual Telefacilitator