{"id":36308,"date":"2013-09-24T10:43:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T09:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/resource-center\/\/conference-call-comedy-who-just-joined\/"},"modified":"2019-03-05T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T15:32:18","slug":"conference-call-comedy-who-just-joined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/us\/resource-center\/blog\/conference-call-comedy-who-just-joined\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Call Comedy: &#8220;Who Just Joined?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How many times have you heard \u2013 or uttered \u2013 the words \u201cwho just joined?\u201d on your conference calls? A while ago we spotted this great clip from Dave Grady which deals with something close to our hearts: the pain felt on audio and web conference calls. To laughs of recognition from the audience &#8211; who are clearly very familiar with these issues &#8211; Dave plays the part of the increasingly stressed-out call leader as he navigates common conference call pitfalls. Participants joining late, background noise, people dropping off instead of muting their lines\u2026 the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zbJAJEtNUX0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t have made a better video ourselves!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a slightly older video by Greg Schwem, united in its \u201cWho just joined?\u201d derision.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJo70f2m8cM\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We especially like the \u201cCall me after we hang up\u201d comment.<\/p>\n<p>These very real and keenly felt issues around audio and web conferencing have been around for as long as this business activity has existed. 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