How Does Operator Attended Phone Conferencing Work?
By Jon Butt, Sat Dec 10th

Businesses need to be connected throughout the wholeorganization. And many companies have come to rely on phoneconferencing as a means for cost-effective long-distancecommunication.

But what is operator attended phone conferencing and how is itdifferent from reservationless calls? Thankfully, information onteleconferencing is easy to research through various productliterature or the internet.

Operator Attended Phone Conferencing - The Essentials

Operator attended conferencing differ from other phoneconferencing services in that all group meetings are assisted bya human operator. While some companies may prefer the ability tocreate phone conferences on demand, there are various ways howan operator can enhance the phone conferencing experience. Forinstance, with a operator assisted phone conferencing call, youdon't have to learn any of the phone conferencing codes. Insteadlet the operator do the task of setting up the room for you.Also, some phone conferencing vendors actually provideassistance in conducting the conference. The operator can act asa speaker, introducing participants and facilitate questionsduring the teleconferencing session.

Operator assisted phone conferencing also tends to provide morefeatures than reservationless phone conferencing. This isbecause an excess of features can be hard to invoke by justusing phone codes. An operator can easily assist clients setup avariety of add-on functionality to the phone conferencingsession. The operator can help in notifying participants,recording the conference, or in conducting phone polling/votingservices.

Operator attended phone conferencing is also relativelyinexpensive. A phone conferencing solution can help your companysave on a lot of expenses. A lot of plans have flat-rates,although more and more are providing per-minute phoneconferencing packages to cater to the small-to-medium businessmarket. Despite the emergence of web conferencing in theenterprise scene, phone conferencing is still easier to setupand avail.

About the author:When the subject of conferencing is confusing so many, JonButt's site at www.conferencing-explained.com does exactly whatit says on the tin. Explaining the facts and fiction about web,video, audio and teleconferencing, how this latest technologycan save you money, the equipment you need or don't need, thebest call plans and where to find the best prices and valueonline