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Preparing for a conference call? Five key pointers

With conference calls becoming increasingly popular as a means of conducting business meetings and making presentations, it’s important to pay some attention to the basic preparations before the actual voice conference is carried out.

Inform all participants

First of all the participating members need to be informed about the meeting. Depending on the conferencing solutions provided to you by the conference call service provider, you may have the participants informed about the date, time and agenda of the teleconference by the teleconferencing service providers themselves.

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The technology behind conference calls – how a conference call bridge works

Call conferencing is here to stay and has provided the corporate world with the most cost effective tool to cut down on travel costs and make decisions based on maximum information sharing. Advanced conference call services like web conferencing have made teleconferencing more preferable at times than face to face meetings.

A conference call is like a telephone call, except that multiple people can be connected  simultaneously. All the participants dial into a conference bridge to get connected to the teleconference. A conference bridge is a combination of hardware and software and is capable of connecting multiple phone lines simultaneously. The bridge can even accommodate a number of teleconferences to be held at the same time. It is the bridge that also enables the host to mute some or all the participants when he needs to talk about something without being interrupted.

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The history of conference calls

It might be a near-daily occurrence now. But have you ever wondered about the history of conference calls? It probably traces back further than you think. In this article, we’ll look back from the birth of communications to the bright future of conference calls as we consider the history of teleconferencing.

While call conferencing has become a very popular tool to establish fast and efficient communication across vast distances, the basic human need to connect within groups is a primal instinct. In a sense, the earliest conference calls were made using drum beats and smoke signals. But we’ll narrow our focus in this history of teleconferencing. It begins in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Conference calls and conference seminars (mass participants)

Conference calls provide an inexpensive alternative to personal conferences where the participants involved may be located not only in different cities but in different countries and time zones altogether. The set up required for call conferencing is simple and easy to use. All that is needed is to get in touch with a reliable conference call service provider who provides international teleconferencing services.

Historically, telephone conferencing was restricted to the host calling up people and then multiple calls to ensure everyone is connected. Modern conferencing solutions provide significantly enhanced connectivity in a much simpler way.

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Conference calls for internal support

Communication, both internal and external, is vital to the smooth running of any business. External communication with shareholders and customers creates awareness and helps increase market share for the company. Internal communication between the management and employees ensures that employees are aware of new developments in the business and helps foster loyalty. Conferencing services are widely used as an effective tool for internal support.

Teleconferencing allows more than two people to connect to a single phone call with the help of a conference bridge, which can be described as a server that can connect a number of phone lines to a single call. A teleconference solution is useful when a major part of the workforce in a business is working from home or when the business has a number of offices in various locations. It also helps inter-departmental coordination.

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Conference calls for training

A conference call connects a number of people to a single phone line at the same time. Advanced conferencing solutions allow the participants to virtually connect, irrespective of their physical location.

Modern call conferencing technology has found a prominent place in education and training. Corporate trainers are realising the immense benefits of phone conferencing to improve the efficiency of the business as well as reduce the costs of skill enhancement for existing employees.

Teleconferencing service providers have also come up with unique features and improved services which make it very easy for companies to reduce their travel expenses without compromising on productivity.

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Is your company environmentally aware? Don’t travel if you can have a conference call instead

Conference calls have become the norm these days for businesses which have offices located in different places. Call conferencing allows a number of people to be connected to a single call with the help of a conference bridge. Phone conferencing has come a long way with the help of internet and some other simple equipment that can be attached to regular phone lines.

Teleconferencing is presently recognised as a very cost effective tool to conduct business efficiently. It helps reduce travel costs for businesses having a number of offices at different locations. It also increases the productivity of employees as they do not need to spend time and energy in travelling from one place to another. The icing on the cake is that it is eco friendly too. Once you have a proper set up for telephone conferencing, you can eliminate travel completely, thus reducing your carbon footprint.

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What is a conference call?

Modern businesses have offices and branches not only all over the country but even all over the globe. In such a scenario, travelling expenses can form a major chunk of total business expenses. Where cost cutting is the order of the day, many multinational businesses have adopted teleconferencing as the most effective tool for communication between different employees, stakeholders and customers.

A conference call is no different from a regular phone call, except that there are three or more persons connected with this kind of call. The persons may be physically thousands of miles apart, but telephone conferencing helps them to effectively communicate and co-ordinate between themselves. Teleconferencing lines are available 24/7 and so there is no need to wait in matters that require urgent communication. It only requires good network support and a simple phone.

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What does Ofcom insist upon in relation to 03 numbers?

A conference call allows three or more people to talk to each other at the same time, over a single telephone call. A substantial number of participants can be included in the teleconference with the help of a conference bridge, a server that connects multiple phone lines simultaneously. There are many conference call service providers who provide a range of conferencing solutions to suit every organisation.

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Voice conferencing VS video conferencing

Telephone conferencing is the most cost effective way for businesses to keep in touch with their branch offices, employees, shareholders and even customers. Teleconference service providers use a conference bridge to connect a large number of people to a single call at the same time. It makes the co-ordination between people very easy. Call conferencing is also useful in many other sectors like education and entertainment.

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