Most of us wonder whether there really is such a thing as conference call etiquette. Indeed it does, and should be followed if you want to make your next conference call a winning one.
There are several stories of how conference calls went sour, and ended up not achieving their objectives. It failed because of odd background noises, such as the sound of a dog barking somewhere outside, that of loud typing on a keyboard, babies crying in the distance, and so on.
It is true that the person on the other side cannot see you. It should not mean that you get busy with your other work while the conference call is on. It is imperative that you should not carry a bag of pretzels while you are walking in for a conference call. The munching of the pretzels would be heard all over the place and this would be bad manners.
You also should not carry your laptop in a conference call and start to energetically type out matters that do not pertain to the conference call. The sound of your typing would not only disturb the train of discussion, but would show your disrespect to others in the room.
THE DO’S AND DON’TS
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