In the old days of business, a manager woke up every day and went to the office, worked 9 to 5 and came home. Once home, they would be completely shut off from the world. Nowadays it’s not so easy... or not so hard, depending on how you look at it! A manager nearly always […]

Don't professors and teachers just seem to love dishing out group projects? They don't just want students to learn, they want to see how they work together as a team. They want to see how students negotiate through difficulties, like the team members who don’t do their part. (There is always one of those!) They […]

Here at FreeConference.com, we’ve always prided ourselves on worldwide access to our services. Case in point: Our ever increasing selection of dedicated international dial-in numbers. Our free plan offers dial-in numbers in nearly twenty countries so that you’ll always have a conference line available to you, wherever you are in the world. Upgrade to any […]

Long distance education used to be the poor cousin of "bricks and mortar" learning. If you couldn't afford the time or expense of day school, you would take a "correspondence course," and "snail mail" your lessons and instructions back and forth. Times have changed. Convenient conference call technology has made education more accessible, and "eLearning" […]

Imagine having a client in London and a supplier in Germany, all while you’re in the United States. You need to connect and want an inexpensive way to do it, but traveling for business can be costly Flights, hotels, per-diem, travel time, and more. All of these can add up. If you could have a […]

Phone calls in Japan “Moshi moshi”. In Japan, that’s how you would greet someone when calling on the phone. If you’re calling them at home, after the "moshi moshi” you'd give your name using a phrase like "[name] desu redo”, or "[name] de gozaimasu ga” if you wanted to be even more polite. The phrase […]

Every generation that leaves home seems to go further and further away. Luckily, technology like conference calls keeps getting better at bringing us closer together with face to face communication. Because when that last little duckling in the family up and flies off to University or Ireland for the first time—and the old gander and […]

Although many people prefer in-person meetings, time and money does not always make this possible. Audio and video conferencing can be the next best thing. Conference Calls still offer the productivity of having a meeting and can definitely help you save a ton of time and money. According to the Meeting in America Study conducted […]

Most users think of conference calls as an audio-only medium. Not any more! FreeConference.com is bringing the visual component to conference calling, and it’s easier than ever to get up and running in no time. Your FreeConference.com account provides you with a link you can use to start a conference whenever, wherever you want; send […]

Think back to when you were a kid. You could see your friends every day at school and it was easy to nurture relationships. Being a grownup, with a grownup job and grownup responsibilities this isn’t so easy. Let’s face it – it’s difficult to get together with friends when it doesn’t come as naturally […]