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So the Ash cloud has once again this week closed airports in Ireland and Scotland; another big inconvenience for thousands of people I am sure. Certainly the effects of the Eyjafjallajökull erruption this month will be remembered for a long time, not just by the airlines but by all businesses throughout Europe that rely on air travel to visit their remote offices, customers and suppliers. While I beleive that lots of travel, particularly by air, made by businesses is not always necessary, and that the same can be acheived in a much less time consuming, cheaper and environmentally friendly way; it is impossible to deny the importance of air travel to the day to day operation of most medium to large businesses. In fact I myself was on a 4 day business trip to Istanbul when my flight home was cancelled. With no sign of the ban lifting and important business to attend to I was initially desperate to get back home. Now don't get me wrong under normal circumstances I would have loved the opportunity for an extended stay in the beautiful city of Istanbul, but when somebody tells you that you cant go home, that is the first thing you want to do! |
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At Meetupcall we think for most scenarios video conferencing adds very little over regular audio conferencing, however we suspect 3 out of the 4 parties in this video would probably disagree:
More and more at Meetupcall we are having customers that are utilising our conference call services to carry our seminars or training sessions over the phone. These 'tele-seminars' as they are called in the US, cover a range of topics from religion, self improvement, leadership through to organisation specific training.
Generally they last about one hour and follow the format of a lecture followed by a question and answers session. With anything up to 1000 people attending the calls, tele-seminars are a great cost-effective way to promote a product or service or educate and train your clients, customers and staff about a specific topic.
Below are a few tips on how you can use Meetupcall conference call services to host your own tele-seminars or deliver over the phone training sessions:
Here are my top 11 conference call tips to ensure you get the most out of your conference calls:
