Hey Gang~~
I just wanted to write a super quick post on a little piece of conference call phone etiquette. You see I not only host conference calls but I regularly listen in on other people’s calls to learn as much as I can. Someday I will do a post on conference calls and all that goes along with them. If you are not listening to at least 3 or 4 calls a week, then we should talk but I digress.
You see, for the last couple of days I have been on “open” calls which means all of the callers are on a live feed and not muted out by the Host. This usually happens during a question period or if the Host is having an interactive session. If you have ever been on a call where someone is rudely talking, screaming at the kids, doing a presentation or just carrying on a conversation with complete disregard for others, you know how obnoxious it can be. Here is a great little tip that you can use to never be “that rude tool” talking in the background. On every call service that I’m aware of if you simply hit *6 it will mute you out. This may seem like a tip not really worthy of a whole post but I promise if you don’t use it and are heard on the call you will not be liked! Here is my little seed plant, take out a little piece of paper and just write *6 on it and post it next to your computer.
Don’t be a tool, use the *6 tool!
Give someone an AWESOME day!
Casey;
I was with you through the whole infamous Todd Falcone guest host call- and you maintained your cool throughout- thank goodness for master mute, because no matter how much you tell people about *6, this is always a problem when you are not able to do master mute. Casey, you delivered with extreme cool and confidence- hats off to you!
Only fools don’t use the *6 tool