This presentation attempts to highlight how a conference call takes place in an IT company. Though it is an attempted rant, but this situation can be found in any big organization. I have experienced a part of it myself.
Hope you like it.
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8. The boss holds the microphone so close as if someone will steal it away from him.
9. The boss holds the microphone so close as if someone will steal it away from him. The professional greetings are exchanged and the discussion @ the project begins.
10. Every time, the client speaks or asks a question, the boss tries to imitate his accent, but fails miserably.
11. He then looks at the team members and in turn, theyโฆ
12. He then looks at the team members and in turn, theyโฆ put their heads down in their notepads only to play
13. He then looks at the team members and in turn, theyโฆ put their heads down in their notepads only to play TIC TAC TOE!
14. The boss is relieved that nobody noticed the embarrassing situation, but the truth is...
15. The boss is relieved that nobody noticed the embarrassing situation, but the truth is... โฆ ..
16. The boss is relieved that nobody noticed the embarrassing situation, but the truth is... โฆ .. ;-)
17. Client asks a technical question and the boss is completely lost!
18. For the first time, he leaves the microphone and looks around for someone to make an eye contact with.
19. A poor QA engineer sitting next to the Senior Developer who is sitting at an angle of approximately 26 degrees to the boss commits the sin.
20. The boss assigns the technical question to that poor QA engineer and feels emphatic to have dodged the question himself.
21. After some more discussion for 37 minutes the client hangs up, indicating the end of the conference call.
22. Now the boss suddenly attains lot of energy and confidence and starts talking bullshit @ some CC guidelines. CC = C onference C all
23. He mentors on how 'The Team' ( which excludes him ) should improve their overall skills as this willโฆ
28. Increase Productivity Benefit the company Establish better client relationship Earn professional respect Blah Blah Blahโฆ
29. Increase Productivity and some more Benefit the company Establish better client relationship Earn professional respect Blah Blah Blahโฆ
30. Increase Productivity and some more Blah Blah Blahโฆ Benefit the company Establish better client relationship Earn professional respect Blah Blah Blahโฆ
31. This session lasts for an hour with the boss discussing some more vague points.
