Audio Conferencing

Have you ever wished you didn’t have to travel hundreds of miles by train, plane or car to get to meetings? Or spend valuable amounts of time and money on international phone calls? Or make several calls to relay the same message to different people?

Well, thousands of small businesses are resolving the situation through a simple form of technology – audioconferencing. And it is becoming more and more accessible.

There are three main forms of conferencing that can be used separately or as a combination of all three. Firstly there is videoconferencing - this links people in different locations with the additional benefit of two-way interactive video but is still a pricey communication option for small businesses. Secondly comes e-conferencing – this enables you to set up meetings and share information via the internet. Finally there is audioconferencing, a means for three or more people to link up in different locations via a fixed or mobile phone.

What is audioconferencing?

Audioconferencing, teleconferencing or phone conferencing, as it is sometimes called, may have a complicated sounding name to those of us who are unfamiliar with technology but things have changed since the early days.
Nowadays, most people and most businesses have touch-tone phones that allow access to various options on whatever line they choose to be connected to. For example, if you phone a large organisation, they will almost certainly give you numerous options for numerous departments as well as linking you to a main switchboard. Audioconferencing is an extension of this, linking differnet people to different places.

The business benefits are clear. It allows you to react faster, give immediate feedback, is a useful teambuilding exercise, can increase productivity, avoids wasted journeys and saves time and money instead of paying transport and accommodation.

For further information and to gain immediate savings on those meetings that do not necessarily need to be made face to face please call Beanstalk and we will be delighted to provide you with more information and prices.