Key phrases and vocabulary: <br /><br />Three-way call = 3-way call <br /><br />to ping <br /><br />video conference <br /><br />microphone <br /><br />distant <br /><br />tinny <br /><br />Skype <br /><br />VoIP = voice over IP <br /><br />latency = delay <br /><br />over <br /><br />good enough <br /><br />Example Conversation: <br /><br />Mike: Hello! This is Mike! <br /><br />Boyd: Mike! Hello! This is Boyd. How are you? <br /><br />Mike: Good. Good. Where's Eric? <br /><br />Boyd: Eric... Ah, I don't think he's on yet. Let me ping him on MSN (Messenger). <br /><br />Mike: OK. <br /><br />Eric: Hello-o-o-o-o. This is Eric-c-c-c-c. <br /><br />Mike: Eric. Ah. We can barely hear you. <br /><br />Eric: Hello-o-o-o-o? Yes, hi this is Eric. <br /><br />Mike: Eric, this is Mike. Can you please speak closer to your microphone? <br /><br />Eric: Speak closer to my microphone? <br /><br />Mike: Yes, we can barely hear you. You sound very distant. <br /><br />Boyd: Eric, you sound very tinny. <br /><br />Eric: OK. I am now closer to the microphone. Can you hear me? <br /><br />Boyd: Yes, but there is a little bit of a latency. A little bit of a delay. Over! <br /><br />Mike: Well, it is good enough. OK guys. Let's start the meeting.
