Book excerpt: Many organizations conduct their meetings over the telephone instead of face-to-face. There are challenges associated with trying to ensure that these meetings are productive, successful, and well-run. Learn how to get the most out of your teleconference meetings. This ebook contains tips for both the teleconference leader and the participant - tips on how to prepare for the teleconference, start the teleconference meeting and set the tone, lead the teleconference, keep participants away from their e-mail during the call, use voice and language effectively, and draw the teleconference to a close. The ebook also includes a helpful checklist you can use to assess what you need to do to make your teleconference meetings more effective.