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Can 1000 People Have an Intimate Conversation? Machine Dreams Says Yes!


MINNEAPOLIS -- It's a problem we see at any large meeting or conference--1000 people sharing two microphones. An interesting question is posed, and the session grinds to a halt while a microphone runner stumbles through rows of seats to hand someone a microphone. Or, there is a disorderly rush toward one freestanding microphone. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"
meantime, meanwhile
, people lose interest or try to speak without amplification. Voices are strained as well as nerves. Many productive and creative ideas remain unspoken.

An amazing a·maze  
v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

v.tr.
1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.

2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.

v.intr.
 new device called the Communicator provides a simple, cost effective solution to this recurring microphobia. Now, for the first time in history, each person attending a large meeting can have a high-quality wireless microphone A wireless microphone, as the name implies, is a microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated.  in their hand. The Communicator, which also provides text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length.  and data tracking, facilitates group dialogue by eliminating the wait between speakers, while the push-to-talk feature keeps everyone from speaking at once and allows the moderator to control the flow of conversation.

The Communicator provides other impressive audience voting and game show capabilities, although many meeting planners use it simply for its easily accessible high quality wireless microphone feature. Its many capabilities are suitable for all types of gatherings: sales or association meetings, symposia sym·po·si·a  
n.
A plural of symposium.
, team building, training, client forums, and continuing education continuing education: see adult education.
continuing education
 or adult education

Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904).
. For additional details on the Communicator visit www.interactivemeetings.com.

The only U.S. company licensed to distribute the Communicator is Machine Dreams, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis. Contact them at (612) 371-4428 or www.machine-dreams.com.
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