Conference Calling

A summary of the Conferencing Feature and Instructions on how to use the feature. 

The Conference Room

Ever try to set up a complex conference call, QUICKLY and INEXPENSIVELY? Now you have your own telephone conference room in which you can conduct a phone conference anytime you wish. With the Conference Room there is no need for tedious advance planning or expensive operator arranged conferences. You simply invite up to five individuals to call your number and press a single key to enter the conference. The only setup you need to do is to call first (a minute or two ahead of your guests) and enter your password to open the Conference Room.

Once your conference is underway, press a single key and you can record the entire conference. If you have ever had to juggle a tiny tape recorder and a speakerphone trying to capture multiple voices at different volume levels, Genie’s on-line recordings are the solution you need. And the recording appears in your Universal Office mailbox just like any other message. That means you can forward it, send it to email, attach it to an AudioGram or do anything else that you could with any other message.

Operator arranged conferences touted by the major telephone companies are difficult and time consuming to arrange at as much as five times the cost, with far fewer features. 

Through the Universal Office, you can have up to 5 callers in the Conference Room.  If you need to have more than five people in a conference call, just send a message to Customer Service. Include your First Name, Last Name, Universal Office number and the date, time and number of callers you need the conference room.  [Connects to the link page, Reaching Customer Service]

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Host Instructions (You)

1. Dial your Genie Number
2. Press 6
3. Enter Password
4. Press # #
5. Wait for Conference Callers

Guest Instructions (Your Callers)

1. Notify Guests of time and date of conference call
2. Notify Guests to dial your Genie Number and press 6

The Conference Room feature may be used in conjunction with other features.  For example, you may send out an Audio-Gram to the parties that you wish to invite to your call.  In your message, you can instruct them to press 6 to enter the Conference Call Room.  Without having to call you, they can press 6 and join the conference call.  Genie will make the call to all your guest for you.  In addition, you can schedule a specific time for Genie to send out the reminder or the announcement the conference call through the phone books feature (which may be accessed through your telephone or your Universal Office DeskTop.

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