Conference Calls
Conferencing in its very basic form might be two people talking over the phone while browsing through a web site and making comments about the content.
Web conferencing started initially as an audio conferencing calls and it is still largely Used today mainly for presentation calls where the host is guiding a group of listeners, illustrating to them some concepts and from time to time answers questions or asking for comments.
This call can be recorded and later on either distributed to a larger group of potential customers or be put on a web site where other customers can download the audio file to their computer and listen to the whole thing at their convenient time.
With the introduction of the broadband, conferencing emerged into live Video conferencing where participants can actually see each other in addition to be able to hearing each other.
Then it developed into multi layering of information where conferencing participants can talk, see and even share and exchange presentations as well as drawing and sketch a concept on a tablet board (it’s called Whiteboard) while making comments on it.
In Addition web conferencing can conduct poles and votes among the participants same as they would during a board meetings.
This technology is a real alternative to face-to-face meetings. This level of conferencing is not without problems, it must be meticulously planed ahead of time, positioning the web cams at appropriate well lighted spots, same for the microphones, the participants must exhibit high self discipline and concentration.
conference calls Read more
TOKYO— Japan's business leaders said Tuesday the U.S. financial crisis has shown the shortcomings of America's freewheeling approach to business, but defended the end of this nation's tradition of lifetime employment as needed to keep up with
Japan's top CEOs say crisis shows US shortcomings - Boston Globe Read more
WASHINGTON — Add LeBron James' "crab dribble" to the lengthy list of talking points in the Cavaliers-Wizards rivalry. "I'll have to check in my book to see what a 'crab dribble' is. I'm not quite sure," Washington interim coach Ed Tapscott said
NBA: Call has players in crabby mood - Salisbury Post Read more
MIAMI - A day after Tim Tebow was relegated to fourth-team All-Big 12 Conference by Oklahoma CB Dominique Franks, Florida's 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback declined to make the comments an issue. "Who knows?" Tebow said Monday during a visit