Muting a conference call

The Mute Key is Your Friend

Make sure to let everyone know that when they are not speaking, they should be muting. Muting your phone will cut down on external noise if you are going with the traditional phone conference method. Plus, if you’re hosting a lunch hour meeting, there won’t be any unattractive chewing noises to try and speak over.

The first step to do to switch to mute during the conference call is to familiarize yourself with phone you are going to use for the call. Find the mute button. You can also see on the user manual and find where the mute button is.

The second step is to note the code on a piece of paper if the activation of mute function needs a code. It will be helpful for you during the process of real call. In addition, you can also write a note for yourself for some other instructions such as down/up for unmute/mute on the sliding button.

The third step is to press the mute function button. When you are involved at conference call and want to turn off the sound, you can simply press the mute function button. On the other hands, several phones have button switch which slides in spite of pressing the button. For this case, you have to recognize the direction of the mute function for “on” or”off”. You can easily slide it to the “on” to turn on call. In addition, if you need to enter a code, simply press the numbers needed when you want to mute the conference call.

The important thing you have to remember while you are on conference call is that when you turn on the mute function, those at the end of conversation are not able to hear you. It seems as if you were not present on the call. Mute function is beneficial to minimize the disrupting sounds while remaining audible when you are involved in the call.