Today’s telecommunications technology allows people to work together without needing to be in the same location. For instance, people can conduct training sessions, product demonstrations and meetings via conference call. They can further leverage the service features of the telecommunications solution, such as recording and playback, to conduct business meetings more efficiently.During business meetings and other conference activities, attendance rates are not always one hundred percent. Some people may not be able to attend due to different reasons: time zone and shift differences, the presence of other appointments they need to attend, and absence from work on the day of the meeting. Telecommunications tools play a critical role in instances like these. The meeting host can easily hold another teleconference so that people who were unable to attend the first time can benefit from the meeting, especially if it involves training or product demonstrations.The meeting host can utilize telecommunications features like the conference recording tool to document the meeting, training session or product demonstration. Recording phone conferences is a way to ensure consistency, so that all the information given during the first session is preserved. This is especially useful for recurring training sessions involving new batches of trainees. In succeeding sessions, the meeting host can simply opt to broadcast the recording.Recording a conference call also allows the meeting host to play back the recording and review the session. This allows the meeting host to determine if there is a need for information to be updated, corrections to be made or participant concerns to be addressed offline.With a host of telecommunications tools, conducting business by conference call can be efficient and cost-effective.