{"id":93,"date":"2006-11-23T00:13:42","date_gmt":"2006-11-23T08:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2006\/11\/23\/business-news-05-virtual-meetings\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T21:31:14","slug":"business-news-05-virtual-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2006\/11\/23\/business-news-05-virtual-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Business News 05 &#8211; Virtual Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-93-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEPNews005.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEPNews005.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEPNews005.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>How do you conduct your meetings? 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