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conference calling is a regular feature of my job as a technical analyst and I
have to attend at least 3-4 conference calls per week with my colleagues and
project managers.
It
often happens that as many as 10 people are on the conference call and everyone
is trying to put their point across to others. And then suddenly the conference
call gets interrupted by some weird noises – is that crackling noise the sound
of someone typing or is someone chewing on an apple while we are talking?
Well,
it is obvious that the mind is bound to wander when many people are talking
together or something unrelated to your own work is under discussion.
Especially when you are required to only listen in and not contribute much,
other pressing tasks surface in the mind. I too find myself itching to send
that urgent email to my boss or finish the document that I was working
on.
But
conference callers have to resist the urge to multitask while attending a call.
This is because the sound of you typing, eating or even turning the pages is
bound to carry across to everyone on the Free Conference Calls. And as your attention can get diverted and you lose track
of the conversation, would you really want to be called up to pay attention to
the call?
How to set up conference call is getting easier by the day and
many free services like SmarterCalls are also available now. But how much you
actually get done and benefit from the call depends entirely on paying
attention and ‘single-tasking’!
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