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{{a|confcall|}}Continuing our theme of submarine warfare, another rare but, among the cognoscenti highly-prized, technique is the [[depth charge]]. Rare because you will only see this when an [[all-hands conference call]] has taken a decided turn<ref>Which may, but need not be, a [[crazy Ivan|hard-left turn at the bottom of the hour]].</ref> for the worse, and most experienced [[conference call]] convenors can easily avoid that outcome by keeping any matters of controversy or substance off the agenda in the first place. As any fule kno, a conference call is no place to raise anything of moment to which you don't already know the answer.
{{a|confcall|}}Continuing our theme of submarine warfare, another rare but, among the cognoscenti highly-prized, technique is the [[depth charge]]. Rare because you will only see this when an [[all-hands conference call]] has taken the sort of turn<ref>Which may, but need not be, a [[crazy Ivan|hard-left turn at the bottom of the hour]].</ref> for the worse that most experienced [[conference call]] convenors can easily avoid that outcome by keeping any matters of controversy or substance off the agenda in the first place. As any fule kno, a conference call is no place to raise anything of moment to which you don't already know the answer.


Anyway, a [[depth charge]]: That critical deal approval call has turned into a shit-show. The presenter — a junior on the deal team, hoping unrealistically for promotion — is unprepared, transparently does not understand {{sex|his}} deal and, to boot<ref>''Das Boot'', needless to say.</ref>, has committed that mortal error of not warming up the controller group who are due to hear {{sex|his}} application. Further, the cantankerous guy from Treasury legal got out the wrong side of bed this morning and is of a mood to make an example out of young sir in front of the assembled.
Anyway, a [[depth charge]]: That critical deal approval call has turned into a shit-show. The presenter — a junior on the deal team, hoping unrealistically for promotion — is unprepared, transparently does not understand {{sex|his}} deal and, to boot<ref>''Das Boot'', needless to say.</ref>, has committed that mortal error of not warming up the controller group who are due to hear {{sex|his}} application. Further, the cantankerous guy from Treasury legal got out the wrong side of bed this morning and is of a mood to make an example out of young sir in front of the assembled.