It has been quite some time since audio conferencing has been used and this is the most effective way in which the meetings can be conducted effectively and at acceptable prices. The audio call conferencing uses the telephone and all the people attending the meeting can hear each other at both the ends of the line. With audio conferencing people dial to an open line and the meeting is conducted in a similar way, as it would have been done if everyone were present physically.

Video conferencing has been in us for the past decade and is usually used by big companies because of the cost of installing the equipment and bearing the usage charges. However the cost of using video conferencing has come down and this can be afforded by small businesses also. A step ahead from audio conferencing the video conferencing involves a camera and a large television monitor. His would enable the person not only to hear each other but also to see each other.

With the help of video conferencing people can also share visual information with the help of a white board and is a nice method as it give people a feeling of physical presence. With the help of video conferencing people can avoid travelling long distances in case they have to visit an office for a meeting.

Web conferencing is one of the latest technologies and uses the Internet. With the help of web conferencing people have to surf to the web site and they can hold a conferencing online. With this option people can share files and visual aids and this can be used in the form of a power point presentation. The web conferencing is a good option when providing training and also for trouble shooting in software. The web conferencing goes further beyond video conferencing. It has audio as well as video and would also have text messaging that the other types of conferencing do not have. The people attending a web conference can send a text message if they want to comment on anything or wish to ask a question. This would prevent the meeting from getting interrupted in between.

With the help of these technologies however people have developed newer ways of ding business and this has resulted in further advancement. But the old form f meetings till hold good for important causes and special meetings.

Below are given some tips of holding a call conference successfully.

• When conducting a call conference you should be well aware of the fact that the people who have to attend the call conference would not fall into the same time zone as yours. Hence you should look for a time that suits everyone. Regardless of the fact that whatever type of conferencing you are holding you are supposed to schedule the media for the time of the conference. It is advised that you should keep some extra time before and after the meeting as this would help in sorting out the technical issues so that you can be prepared for the conference and prepare the minutes of the meeting after the conference.

• After you have scheduled the room then you should send an invitation to all the people who have to attend the conference. In case of video conferencing it would be only the room or the channel if you have a specific video conferencing room. If you are conducting an audio conferencing then you would require a phone number and a password. When conducting a web conferencing you will need a URL and a password. Depending on the type of web conferencing that you are using you would require a phone number for the dial up system.

• Before you actually conduct the conference you should try it out first. You should dial the number or surf to the web site that you wish to conduct the call conference with and make sure that everything is working. You should be present there first so that you would be available to greet the people attending the conference. Besides this before you make a conference and start one you should make sure that all the people who are required t attend the meeting are present.

• When conducting audio conferencing and web conferencing you should pay attention t another factor i.e. the noise. When people dial from a number of places you can get a lot of noise in the background and this can prevent you from conducting the conference peacefully. Before you start the conference you should ask everyone to put their phone on mute so that there is no disturbance in making the call and when it is their turn to speak then they can turn off the mute.

Call conferencing can be a useful tool for businesses that are based all over the world and require frequent communication. These are cost effective ways of communication and can help people in conveying their message as desired. These method are being used by almost all the businesses all over the world and people can be present during the time that suits them the best.