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Article: Calling all participants. (conference call)(Board Primer)
- Article from:
- Association Management
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 American Society of Association Executives. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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How to ensure a productive conference call.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the telecommunication corollary might well be that a conference call is worth a thousand miles - saved, that is. A conference call will save you time, money, and energy that would have otherwise been spent on a face-to-face meeting.
As with any meeting, productivity is important. Here are 10 tips on getting the most out of your conference call.
1. Decide in advance the purpose of the call. Is it informational? Are you trying to get a consensus? Is there real work to be done - such as deciding who will chair which committees in the year ahead - or is it a stand-alone ...