{"id":36383,"date":"2014-01-29T14:11:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T14:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/resource-center\/\/spotlight-conference-call-real-life\/"},"modified":"2019-03-05T16:53:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:53:00","slug":"spotlight-conference-call-real-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/us\/resource-center\/blog\/spotlight-conference-call-real-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on: a Conference Call in Real Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DYu_bGbZiiQ\">This video<\/a> from YouTube comedy sketch duo <a title=\"Tripp and Tyler\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dontbethatguyfilms?feature=watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tripp and Tyler<\/a> has been doing the rounds recently, having resonated with thousands of business professionals who are regularly on conference calls. 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I can definitely also spot some <a title=\"Multitasking on conference calls: agree with it or not, here\u2019s how\" href=\"https:\/\/loopup.com\/resource-center\/blog\/multitasking-conference-calls-agree-heres\/\">multitasking on the conference call<\/a>&#8230; It all makes for painfully familiar viewing if this is your experience of conference calls.<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Want to spend less time on conference calls? Read <a title=\"5 tips to stop wasting time on conference calls\" href=\"https:\/\/loopup.com\/resource-center\/blog\/5-tips-stop-wasting-time-conference-calls\/\">5 tips to stop wasting time on conference calls<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video from YouTube comedy sketch duo Tripp and Tyler has been doing the rounds recently, having resonated with thousands of business professionals who are regularly on conference calls. 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