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# Phone call

The Phone call channel is a rich media pop-up that **simulates an incoming phone call**.&#x20;

| Benefit                     | Feature        |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Grab the player's attention | MP3 audio file |

## Running

<figure><img src="https://helpdocs.conducttr.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3476309720-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FsNKxYbIPgfYmCR9EJgAu%252Fuploads%252FWItuP7ZeyrPrMtBJ3RZl%252Fimage.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3Dbbde70ca-9f31-4495-87ce-bb1eaa2f96b3&#x26;width=768&#x26;dpr=4&#x26;quality=100&#x26;sign=d0739593&#x26;sv=2" alt="" width="563"><figcaption><p>This is what phone calls look like to players</p></figcaption></figure>

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## Designing

### How to (Injects)

Create an inject as normal, choose your persona etc. and attach/drag and drop an audio file.

<figure><img src="https://helpdocs.conducttr.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3476309720-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FsNKxYbIPgfYmCR9EJgAu%252Fuploads%252F13QbGQoMFejIFyRHGMno%252FNew%2520HTML%2520screenshots%2520%284%29.gif%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3Dce0efc0c-d5e5-4a7d-b7eb-c41e8debede4&#x26;width=768&#x26;dpr=4&#x26;quality=100&#x26;sign=c70f456&#x26;sv=2" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Receiving a voicemail <a href="#receiving-a-voicemail" id="receiving-a-voicemail"></a>

Players have the ability to reject calls and not listen to them. They also may struggle to remember the call after it's finished. To counter this, you might consider adding **a voicemail channel in the form of saving the audio file to the Portal (Drive) channel**.

{% hint style="info" %}
To learn more about the Portal channel, visit the page below:
{% endhint %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/eX1N92cDLoqKAOms2koW" %}
[Portal](/feature-documentation/designing-and-running/channels/information-based-channels/portal.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

The images below show different approaches to recording the call:

<figure><img src="https://3476309720-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FsNKxYbIPgfYmCR9EJgAu%2Fuploads%2FbtSDocsq7qoIb9ITW3yV%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=64c9e4b4-0024-4877-bb40-b3d2d23a0723" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Option 1:** A dedicated channel (Portal) has been created called *Voicemail*

**Option 2:** A persona called *Call recorder* has been created and publishes to a regular channel

### How to (Configuration) <a href="#styling-the-phone-call" id="styling-the-phone-call"></a>

Go to `Configuration` *>* `Player Desktop` *>* `Phone Calls` .

<figure><img src="https://helpdocs.conducttr.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3476309720-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FsNKxYbIPgfYmCR9EJgAu%252Fuploads%252Fjk5R7QnL044OSMBb4xXC%252FNew%2520HTML%2520screenshots%2520%2810%29.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3Dd9e7fc47-7c85-4e6a-b631-2116344dfe8e&#x26;width=768&#x26;dpr=4&#x26;quality=100&#x26;sign=50be6c6a&#x26;sv=2" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Here you can edit the background, Phone image, the accept and reject buttons and the logo:

<figure><img src="https://helpdocs.conducttr.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3476309720-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FsNKxYbIPgfYmCR9EJgAu%252Fuploads%252FaMBN42Es0o82LuBDPCzq%252FNew%2520HTML%2520screenshots%2520%289%29.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3D690d4319-6533-462c-8d5e-f6f38509933c&#x26;width=768&#x26;dpr=4&#x26;quality=100&#x26;sign=a2697786&#x26;sv=2" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Adding a phone background image makes the player experience more enticing:

<figure><img src="https://helpdocs.conducttr.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3476309720-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FsNKxYbIPgfYmCR9EJgAu%252Fuploads%252FOPLj3p3R6TE5HRcr7LBI%252Fimage.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3D6bd2c4da-ac66-4bd5-b053-a0fe881eb5a8&#x26;width=768&#x26;dpr=4&#x26;quality=100&#x26;sign=96321886&#x26;sv=2" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### FAQs <a href="#faqs-on-the-phone-channel" id="faqs-on-the-phone-channel"></a>

<details>

<summary>Can I use text-to-speech, or do I need to upload an audio file?</summary>

You can upload an audio file directly from your external files.

If you want to use a text-to-speech functionality, we recommend you use <https://elevenlabs.io/>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Can I track players interactions with player calls?</summary>

You can review player activity live within the facilitator dashboard by selecting the `Review` tab **>** `Review` **>** `Player Activity`.

Alternatively, you can export a report to see player activity after the exercise.

</details>


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