What are We Talking About and Why Do You Care?

We're here to talk about telephone conference calling. While many of us might think that allowing people to join meetings they otherwise might get to skip is a lame-brain idea, conference calling IS a necessary evil. Besides, it's still the best way to hide your hangover from your colleagues. All joking aside, teleconferencing is an easy and efficient tool to hook up three or more people in faraway locations with one another for business needs. (Or even gossiping.)

So, you've decided there is no escape. You have to make a conference call. Where to begin? The bad news -- there are tons of options, which include reserved calls, operator-assisted calls, dedicated conference call capabilities, and web-integrated calls. Good news: We've done the grunt work and can unravel it for you in a jiffy, without all the technical double-talk. (Hey, we've been there, and don't think anybody else should have to suffer through the headache.)

We're going to go through the following:

• Conference Calling Services and how they work
• Conference Calling Hints and Tips (to help lessen the sting)