Eliminating Background Noise and Distractions
- Be Mindful of Your Surroundings
- Call from a quiet location.
- Turn off the ringer of a multi-line phone or any other phone in the room.
Use Optimal Equipment
- The best equipment choice for your conference call is a phone unit directly hardwired into telephone lines.
- If possible, avoid using cell phones, cordless phones, speakerphones and Internet telephone services for your conference, as they often pick up static and background noise.
- A bad connection can sometimes be the cause of background static. If this happens, hang up and dial in again until you get a clear line.
- Test the working condition of your equipment before a significant conference.
Don't Forget the Extras
- Do not put your phone on hold if you have on-hold music or advertisements. Your on-hold music will play for conference Participants making conversation impossible in your absence.
- Turn off your call waiting or its beeping will disrupt the conference and may be confused with entry or exit chimes. For example, dialing *70 before the conference dial-in number disables call waiting for some phone services. If you need assistance with this feature, contact your local phone service provider.
