The Corporate Conference Call

The Pros and Cons of corporate conference calls:

Con

Those that could add value to the call's subject matter discussion arrive late or miss the call entirely.

The longer the call, the less the significance of the topics discussed.

Nobody actually listens to what is being said.

Conference calls are a terrific opportunity to cruise the web while feigning interest in the topic.

Ten minutes after the conclusion of a call, nobody will be able to recollect what was discussed.

Most commonly used phrase during a conference call - "I'll get back to you on that" (and then they never do).

There will always be one person on any call who completely misunderstands.

Pro

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