Comments on: Effectively managing multiple participants in a conference call http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/bag-of-tricks-7-effectively-managing-multiple-participants-in-a-conference-call/ Advance Your Business Analysis Career Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jenny Nunemacher http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/bag-of-tricks-7-effectively-managing-multiple-participants-in-a-conference-call/comment-page-1/#comment-3186 Jenny Nunemacher Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:25:51 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=683#comment-3186 One area that I struggle with is how to politely interrupt to get meetings back on track (either during teleconferences or face-to-face meetings). I find that I want to wait for an obvious lull, but I've received feedback from a supervisor that I need to be more assertive in this area. Any suggestions? One area that I struggle with is how to politely interrupt to get meetings back on track (either during teleconferences or face-to-face meetings). I find that I want to wait for an obvious lull, but I’ve received feedback from a supervisor that I need to be more assertive in this area. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Rob http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/bag-of-tricks-7-effectively-managing-multiple-participants-in-a-conference-call/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Rob Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:48:11 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=683#comment-268 Great post, at my current work I'm also constantly having to facilitate conference calls, rather than face-to-face meetings, and it's always a challenge! In particular I agree on getting all participant's to dial in, rather than a mixture of meeting rooms and callers! From personal experience, if more than half of the attendees are sat in the same room, the other participants tend to feel like observers, rather than being fully engaged. Great post, at my current work I’m also constantly having to facilitate conference calls, rather than face-to-face meetings, and it’s always a challenge!

In particular I agree on getting all participant’s to dial in, rather than a mixture of meeting rooms and callers! From personal experience, if more than half of the attendees are sat in the same room, the other participants tend to feel like observers, rather than being fully engaged.

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