Shall we have a conference call?


Added: 13-09-2004
Author: Christine Jalleh
Category: Telecommunications
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Increasing the use of Voice Over Internet Protocol Free (VoIP) technology on a plan like Skype, MSN and Yahoo, this is the office worker who can not avoid calling the meeting. Ready for your first phone with best practice.

Same and different and still face meetings, conference calls held by telephone conference.

I set my first conference call in 2002 when I connect with colleagues in Argentina, India, Mexico, Tokyo, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands, England and the United States. Due to various locations when we want every morning, noon or night is good both at the same time!

Also, telecommunications infrastructure, poor development of the participants was seen getting off Midway through the call and be connected again.

Amusing incidents also happened when we lost Midway condemnation of training needs, he went to the tunnel will be or when they should forget the mute button when the media Flushing the toilet!

Caller tasking various other information can wash dishes or panic Whispering, "No, your father can not play the train now!

If you're about to join or organize a conference call quickly, here are some practices to ensure efficiency and the people who see you can hear but you can t see.

Before the call

Agenda circulated at least a few days before the call is to enable participants to prepare for the meeting. Highlight the part of responsible're ready to answer questions for them. Even write your own questions and answers, or leave room for the next step further.

Make sure that the room where the call is going back for the calm and without interference from background noise to prevent peserta and mendengar what they katakan.

Also, familiarize yourself with the foolish, and work Unmute HELP. This is common courtesy for participants to hear talk in the media and create a mute button as a quiet environment and if possible by the speaker.

During the call

When the call is connected again, after establishing itself signals the Chairman.

While joining in the call, remember to speak clearly and remember that the participants can not see your body language such as facial expressions or hand gestures when you speak.

Lies or standing in a good position to help the project with a clear voice on the phone.

Don t speak too fast. Listening requires more effort and sometimes, the participants in the meeting the long distance calls infection may experience delays. If you have the speed, the participants can hear you better and a review because you do not stop lfway.

Phonetic alphabet (http://www.osric.com/chris/phonetic.html) is important for character names. Also, zero oh clearly than when using numbers.

Use words like first transition, second, third ... or the first, and then, almost, finally ... helps participants follow the path of your thoughts. They can also refer to the point questions when you have questions or comments. If you participate in this strike, and the language of the meeting interesting:

Getting the chairperson's attention

(Mister/Madam) chairman.

May I have a word?

If I may, I think ...

Excuse me for interrupting.

May I come in here?

Giving opinions

I m positive that ...

I (really) feel that ...

In my opinion ...

The way I see things ...

If you ask me ...

I tend to think that ...

Asking for opinions

Do you (really) think that ...

(Name of participant), can we get your input?

Agreeing

I totally agree with you.

Exactly!

That's (exactly) the way I feel.

I have to agree with (Name of participant).

Disagreeing

Unfortunately, I see it differently.

Up to a point I agree with you, but ...

(I m afraid) I can t agree

Advising and suggesting

Let's ...

We should ...

Why don t you ...

How/What about ...

I suggest/recommend that ...

Clarifying

Let me spell out ...

Have I made that clear?

Do you see what I m getting at?

Let me put this another way ...

I d just like to repeat that ...

Requesting information

Please, could you ...

I d like you to ...

Would you mind ...

I wonder if you could ...

Asking for repetition

I'm afraid I do not m t understand. Can you just repeat what he said?

I t catch the dragon. You can repeat that, please?

I missed that. Could you say it again, please?

Could you run that by me one more time?

Asking for clarification

I don t quite follow. What is it for?

I m afraid I do not really understand what you mean.

Could you explain to me how that is going to work?

I do not understand why. Can we have more information, please?

Correcting information

Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I said.

Sorry, that's not quite right.

That's not quite what I had in mind.

That's not what I meant.

Summarising

Before today's meeting about, I simply summarize the main points.

Let me quickly go over today's main points.

To sum up, ...

OK, why don t we quickly just what we do today.

Shall I go over the main points?

(Example taken from the expression: http://esl.about.com/od/business speakingskills/a/b_meetphrases_3.htm)

After the call

Look down again to work and you are responsible to follow them back through.

Now ve brushed on a conference call techniques, you floor it.




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