| Conference calls are now as much a part of our daily | | | | than a face-to-face meeting. |
| routine and business as the water cooler, the copy | | | | Time. Conference calls are beneficial because of time. |
| room and casual Fridays. But why are conference | | | | Unlike a face-to-face meeting you can schedule a 5, 10 |
| calls so beneficial? | | | | or 15 minute call to quickly cover the topics you need |
| Cost savings. First off, having a call is far less | | | | to address allowing the attendees to get in, get out |
| expensive than traveling out to the clients office were | | | | and go about their day. You can imagine how difficult it |
| assembling members of a team together in one place. | | | | would be to schedule a five-minute face-to-face |
| Having a call is beneficial because it saves money on | | | | meeting especially if you have individuals that need to |
| travel. | | | | come in from off-site. This is the exact reason why |
| Commitment. Having a conference call is beneficial | | | | individuals and business dread face-to-face meetings, |
| because it's far more easy to get participants to | | | | there is often 5 to 10 minutes worth of important |
| commit to a conference call rather than commit to a | | | | discussions followed by 30 minutes of filler to justify |
| face-to-face meeting. Yes face-to-face meetings | | | | the meeting. |
| have the stigmata at as being more personal and | | | | Stage fright. Many people are afraid of talking groups. |
| powerful but if you can't get somebody to meet with | | | | Having a call is beneficial because it reduces the |
| you face-to-face you'd gotten nowhere. From a | | | | amount of stage fright tremendously and a person that |
| commitment standpoint it is far more easy to say yes | | | | typically would not have spoken in a group setting is |
| to a conference call than it is to schedule time for a | | | | very likely to speak up on a call. By having everybody |
| face-to-face meeting. In the early stages of a business | | | | feel more comfortable about contributing the meeting |
| deal just getting your foot in the door is important and it | | | | in another self becomes more productive and valuable. |
| may be beneficial to start with a conference call rather | | | | |