teleconferenced

Called in virtually

Teleconferenced is the past tense of teleconference, meaning to participate in a meeting conducted via telecommunications—typically phone or video connections linking people in different locations.

We teleconferenced with the Tokyo office this morning.

The word emerged as remote meetings became routine in business settings.

technical

video

Recorded moving imagery

  • audioTransmitted sound content
  • bandwidthData transmission capacity
  • lagPeriod of falling behind

mute · unmute · connectivity · webcam · microphone · platform · Zoom · Skype · connection · buffer

corporate

meeting

Gathering for discussion

quarterly · executives · agenda · remote · headquarters · multinational · briefing · shareholders · PowerPoint · dial-in

remote-work

distributed

Divided and given out

time-zones · work-from-home · pajamas · commute-free · flexible · global · cross-border · international · colleagues · collaboration

communication

spoke

Communicated verbally

consulted · debriefed · coordinated · corresponded · conveyed · relayed · informed · updated · presented · collaborated

Opposites
physical presence vs. remote communication

teleconferencedshowed up

Arrived at location

assembled · congregated · convened · met · gathered

Phrases
Family

teleconference, teleconferencing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G