Dealing with Meetings You Can't Stand: Meet Less and Do More

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Virtual Meetings and Conference Calls

I exist in two places. Here and where you are.

—MARGARET ATWOOD

In today’s world, business meetings aren’t bound by geography. Conference calls and virtual meetings are standard business practice in most organizations. When I use the term conference call, I’m referring to people meeting via phone, and I am assuming there is no shared screen that participants can see. When I use the term virtual meeting, I am referring to using meeting software—for example, GoToMeeting, WebEx, or Adobe Connect.

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