Conference call

Conference call

A conference call is a call when the caller wants to have more than one called party listen to the audio of the conversation. Conference calls may be designed for the person called to participate during the call or call can be set to the called party merely listens into the call and can not speak. It is often referred to as an ATC (Audio Tele-Conference).

Conference calls can be designed so that the caller asks the other participants and adds them to the call - however, participants were able to put zelf meestal in the conference call, calling a phone number separately connected to a "conference bridge" (a specialized type of equipment that links telephone lines).

Companies often use a specialized service provider that maintains the conference bridge, or providing phone numbers and PIN codes that participants dial to access the meeting or conference call.

Three-way calling is available (usually at additional cost) for many customers at home or office phone. For the three-way conversation, the first person you want to talk about is chosen. Then the Hook flash button (known as the Memory button in the United Kingdom and elsewhere) is pressed and the phone number of another person that is marked. Although this is about, is press the button flash / recall once more to unite the three people. This option allows callers through outbound calls to add a call already connected.

Business

Businesses use conference calls daily to cope with external parties, both inside and outside your company. Common applications are client meetings or presentations, meetings and project updates, regular team meetings, training classes and communication to employees working in different places. Conference calls are seen as a principal means of reducing travel costs and workers more productive by not having to go outside the office for meetings.

Conference calls are used by almost all U.S. public companies to present its quarterly results. These calls usually allow for questions from security analysts and are called earnings calls. A standard conference begins with a warning that everything written in the duration of the call can be a forward-looking statements and actual results may vary significantly. The CEO, CFO, or officer of Investor Relations company, then read the quarterly reports. Finally, the call is opened for questions from analysts.

Conference calls are increasingly used in connection with web conferences, presentations or documents are shared via the Internet. This allows people to call to see the content, such as company reports, sales and business information submitted by a participant. The main advantage is that the presenter of the document can give clear explanations about the details in the document, while others simultaneously with the presentation.

Conference calls are also beginning to cross into the world of podcasting and social networks, which in turn stimulates new forms of interaction patterns. Live streaming or broadcasting of conference calls to a wider public access to the call without having to make a bridge. Moreover, the organizers of the conference call, a telephone number alongside the audio track, publication creation potential audience members to dial in case you want to cooperate.