How can I help you? User instructions in telephone calls

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 158-165

  Steehouder, Michaël ^a   Hartman, Daniël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); FEEDBACK; PROBLEM SOLVING; REMOTE CONTROL; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

TELEPHONE CALLS; USER INSTRUCTIONS;

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

EID: 0242676187     PISSN: 2158091X     EISSN: 21581002     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ipcc.2003.1245484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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