International Audio Conferencing Services

Audio conferencing, also known as conference calling or teleconferencing, is a method of communication wherein three or more participants join a conversation on the same call. Convenient and cost-effective, audio conferencing is frequently used by all types and sizes of businesses for weekly status meetings, sales meetings, linking geographically dispersed teams, and gathering participants for an ad-hoc meeting.

An international audio conferencing service is the ideal tool for any business that is still using a blend of expensive phone calls, instant messaging, faxes, email, and snail mail to communicate with their colleagues, customers, suppliers, contractors, etc. scattered across the globe. International audio conferencing eliminates the need for business travel; instead of spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on transportation, lodging, food, etc., with an audio conferencing service your employees are able to hold a conference from anywhere.

Even if distance is not an issue, time often is. These days, few people have too much time on their hands (with, perhaps, the exception of STYX). Working with groups of people who all have busy schedules and/or are in multiple time zones is no easy feat. Thankfully, modern international audio conferencing solutions offer the ability to conduct pre-scheduled meetings as well as the ability to host one on-the-fly.

Moreover, because audio conferences can be conducted 24/7, they are great for building and maintaining relationships with all of your partners, employees and customers – whether they’re across town, across the state, or across the country.

International audio conferencing also increases productivity; by keeping your employees out of the airport and in the office, they are able to focus more time on daily business operations, and are more available to handle mission-critical issues as they arise.

Meet, collaborate, present and/or manage your team from anywhere, anytime. Leading providers, such as InterCall® and PGi offer a comprehensive list of features with their audio conferencing services, such as a personalized/branded greeting, custom entry, consecutive interpretation, entry/exit options, operator assistance, mobile assistant, roll call, online management, the ability to record and store your conference for future playback, sub-chat, mute/un-mute individual participants or the entire group, and to lock your conference for added security.

Here at Conference Shopper, we provide powerful, user-friendly, cost-efficient audio, web and video conferencing services from today’s leading conferencing providers. Whether you’re looking to make local, long distance, or international audio conference calls, our professional account managers will help customize a solution to fit your company’s unique needs.

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Successful Commercial Real Estate Company Employs InterCall Reservationless-Plus

Earlier this month a successful commercial real estate company contacted our team at ConferenceShopper.com because they were looking for a convenient and economical way to connect and collaborate with their multiple branch offices. After discussing their wants and requirements, our team of professional account managers suggested InterCall's Reservationless-Plus conferencing solution.

The fact that InterCall Reservationless-Plus provides anytime access to hosting conferences with up to 150 people with no reservation requirements was reason enough for the aforementioned commercial real estate company to make the switch, but what really set InterCall Reservationless-Plus apart from the rest of the competition is the comprehensive list of features included with the service.

InterCall's Reservationless-Plus service includes features, such as:

• Auto continuation – your attendees can remain on the call without you, and the conference ends as soon as the last attendee disconnects
• Custom greeting or welcome message – make a customized recording for your attendees to hear upon entering your conference
• Conference entry mode – select from lecture, group mute, or un-mute mode for attendees joining your call
• Dial-out – from your meeting to bring domestic attendees into your conference (for international attendees an operator can dial-out)
• Entry and exit options – you decide how your attendees are announced upon entering or leaving your conference call
• Forced disconnect – very convenient when you have back to back meetings, this lets you disconnect all of your attendees while you remain on the line
• Lecture mode – make sure there are no interruptions during your presentation; keeping your attendees on mute ensures no background noise disruption
• Online management – do everything from scheduling and starting a conference to reviewing archived calls in a user-friendly online format
• Operator assistance – at any time throughout the duration of your conference you can request operator assistance privately (by pressing 00) or for your entire group (by pressing *0)
• Record – record and store your meetings to help attendees retain important information, and for attendees unable to make the live conference

Additional features include: international express dialing, third-party conference start, roll call, self mute/un-mute, waiting room, quick start, post-conference emails, project accounting codes, participant list, private participant count, phone commands, multiple leaders, and mobile assistant.

InterCall Reservationless-Plus is ideal for last minute mission-critical conferences, sales presentations and follow-ups, weekly status reports, and collaborating with employees and team members in remote locations.

Benefits

• Optional easy-to-use scheduling through Outlook
• iPhone & Blackberry apps for joining or starting calls in a flash
• User-friendly – to begin your conference, simply dial your specific dedicated number, conference code, and PIN number – and you're in!

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