top 10 things people admit doing on conference calls by @ericpesik
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Why are conference calls unproductive? Over half of all employees admit they are multitasking with other priorities while attending conferences calls. What are the top 10 things your colleagues are doing while on mute?TRANSCRIPT
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Top 10 Things People Admit Doing on Conference Calls Image Credit: GDC Online 2011 by Official GDC
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Why are conference calls unproductive? Image Credit: Phone Meeting by Jon Gilbert Leavitt
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No. 1. Doing other work Image Credit: New Office by Phil Whitehouse
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No. 2. Sending emails Image Credit: NEC-Monitor-292 Photo by NEC Corporation of America with Creative Commons license https://www.flickr.com/photos/neccorp/14260309837/
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No. 3. Eating or making food Image Credit: Working Hard by Dan4th Nicholas
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No. 4. Going to the restroom Image Credit: Tools for a teleconference by Teppo Kotirinta https://www.flickr.com/photos/voidobjects/9675615995/
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No. 5. Texting other people Image Credit: Texting by Joi Ito
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No. 6. Checking social media Image Credit: Facebook Mobile App by Maria Elena https://www.flickr.com/photos/melenita/9386166498/
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No. 7. Leaving without saying Image Credit: Cubical Sweet Cubical by Barb Crawford
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No. 8. Falling asleep Image Credit: Sleeping worker by reynermedia
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I No. 9. Playing video games
age Credit: World of Warcraft by Jeremy Keith https://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/332828414/
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No. 10. Shopping online Image Credit: Was that a mistake Project 365(2) Day 160 by Keith Williamson
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21%24%27%
40%43%44%47%
55%63%65%
Shopping onlinePlaying video gamesFalling asleepLeaving without sayingChecking social mediaTexting other peopleGoing to the restroomEating or making foodSending e-mailsDoing other work
Statistics Image Credit: Brainbox at Work by Bernard Goldbach https://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/2074905499/
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Credits & Acknowledgements Image Credit: Lab meeting going on by Jun Seita
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