| Today's telecommunications technology allows people | | | | The meeting host can utilize telecommunications |
| to work together without needing to be in the same | | | | features like the conference recording tool to |
| location. For instance, people can conduct training | | | | document the meeting, training session or product |
| sessions, product demonstrations and meetings via | | | | demonstration. Recording phone conferences is a way |
| conference call. They can further leverage the service | | | | to ensure consistency, so that all the information given |
| features of the telecommunications solution, such as | | | | during the first session is preserved. This is especially |
| recording and playback, to conduct business meetings | | | | useful for recurring training sessions involving new |
| more efficiently. | | | | batches of trainees. In succeeding sessions, the |
| During business meetings and other conference | | | | meeting host can simply opt to broadcast the |
| activities, attendance rates are not always one | | | | recording. |
| hundred percent. Some people may not be able to | | | | Recording a conference call also allows the meeting |
| attend due to different reasons: time zone and shift | | | | host to play back the recording and review the |
| differences, the presence of other appointments they | | | | session. This allows the meeting host to determine if |
| need to attend, and absence from work on the day of | | | | there is a need for information to be updated, |
| the meeting. Telecommunications tools play a critical | | | | corrections to be made or participant concerns to be |
| role in instances like these. The meeting host can easily | | | | addressed offline. |
| hold another teleconference so that people who were | | | | With a host of telecommunications tools, conducting |
| unable to attend the first time can benefit from the | | | | business by conference call can be efficient and |
| meeting, especially if it involves training or product | | | | cost-effective. |
| demonstrations. | | | | |