ABCs Of Cheap Conference Calls

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Telephony )



Conference calls are meetings over the phone which involves several parties which are connected through a conference bridge. Otherwise known as teleconferencing, it is very similar to real-life conferences where parties involved get to listen and converse spontaneously.

Made easier and more powerful by the internet, conference calls can allow as many as 100 to 150 participants. Conference call conversations can be retrieved, saved in audio format, downloaded in your computer and played back, copied in CDs or shared to family and co-workers, at your choosing. You can also request for a transcription of your conference call conversation for a minimal fee.

Types of Conference Calls
There are general types of conference calls, conversation, presentation and question and answer. Conversation allows all participants to speak during the conference call. No parties are put in the mute mode. This type suits well for private, personal, and limited conference calls. Presentation, on the other hand, mutes conference call participants. This type allows you to listen but not converse with other members of the conference call. This works well for conference calls which have many participants since background noise is reduced. And lastly, the question and answer type allows participants to change into un-mute mode after a question is made, therefore providing an interactive conference call. This type usually follows after a presentation type of conference call. You can choose which among these types work best for your need and switch, from presentation to question and answer, or conversation, and vice versa.

Cheap conference calls
Through new telephony and computer technology, powerful and cheap conference calls are available. The internet, for example, allows for VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol Call, which has made cheap conference calls within reach to every one. No more long distance call charges and by-the-minute charging, VoIP skips the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) because the phone call is made through the Internet using TCP/IP.


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