Setting Up a Phone Conference

This tutorial demonstrates how to utilize Hangouts to setup a Conference Call

Steps to achieve the above solution

  1. Create a New Calendar Event
    1. Open Google Calendar and Create A New Event (tutorial)
  2. Select More Options (tutorial)
    1. Select the Add conferencing drop down menu and choose Hangouts Meet (tutorial)
    2. Click Join Hangouts Meet Dropdown to obtain the phone number and pin (tutorial)
    3. Distribute this number and pin to all participants
    4. When the meeting is set to begin call into the number and enter your pin.

Pro Tip: Setup a recurring Calendar item and the phone number and pin will remain the same for each meeting allowing you to only need to distribute them once!