FreeConferenceCall.com Quickstart
Instructions on How to Start a Remote Group Conscience Meeting
Host Instructions
Below are instructions for hosting meetings with
FreeConferenceCall.com.
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Audio Conferencing
A conference call is the easiest way to connect with a group.
How to Invite
To send an online invitation or email:
1. Log in to your FreeConferenceCall.com account.
2. Click Invite below your meeting credentials.
3. Click Copy to Clipboard or Invite by Email to distribute the meeting information
on your own. Or, expand your view to complete the meeting details, add
participant email addresses and click Invite.
How to Host
To host an audio conference call:
1. Dial the dial-in number.
2. When prompted, enter the access code, followed by pound or hash (#).
3. Press star (*) to enter the host PIN, followed by pound or hash (#).
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Phone Keypad Commands
Host Keypad Commands
Control all aspects of the conference from the telephone with the following
commands.
You can use the “Manage Q&A” (*1) function to toggle between participants to hear
their opinions and thoughts as you collect the group conscience.:
Command Title Description
*1 Manage Q&A Enter the following commands after *1:
1 Start Q&A session
2 Move to the next questioner
3 End Q&A session
4 Mute or unmute current questioner
5 Clear Q&A queue
* Return to the conference
*2 Caller Count Hear a count of how many callers joined the conference.
*3 Breakout
Rooms
Leave the main conference to join a sub-conference. Press *3 followed by the
number of the sub-conference, from 1 to 9, or press *3* to return to the main
conference room at any time.
SUGGESTION: This tool is probably not needed in the process of collection
a group conscience remotely.
*4 Instructions Hear the list of available keypad commands.
*5 Mute Control whether or not participants are heard in the conference.
Press *5 once to mute all participants. Participants can unmute themselves
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by pressing *6.
Press *5 again to mute all participants. Participants are NOT able to unmute
themselves.
Press *5 again to return the conference to open conversation mode.
Note: By default, all lines are unmuted, allowing all participants to talk.
*6 Self Mute Mute your individual line. Press *6 again to unmute the line.
*7 Conference
Lock
Lock the conference and block all other participants from entering. Press *7 again
to unlock the conference and allow participants to join.
*8 Entry/Exit
Tones
By default, the entry and exit tones are turned on.
Press *8 to turn off entry and exit tones.
Press *8 again to turn off entry tones and turn on exit tones.
Press *8 again to turn on entry tones and turn off exit tones.
Press *8 again to reset both entry and exit tones to the default.
Note: A prompt will explain the current settings each time the host dials *8.
SUGGESTION: Turn off Entry and exit tones once you begin to collect opinions.
Participant Keypad Commands
Control certain aspects of the conference from the telephone with the following
commands:
Command Title Description
*4 Instructions Hear the list of available keypad commands.
*6 Self Mute Mute your individual line. Press *6 again to unmute the line.