A method and implementing teleconferencing system for use within voice
and/or video teleconferencing arrangements, includes means by which
conference content is recorded and subsequently made available to
participants who may become disconnected from the teleconference while it
is still in session. Upon reconnection to the teleconference, a
participant has an option to play back the missed portion of the
teleconference at various speeds until the recording has become
synchronized with the real time teleconference. The participant may also
choose to rejoin the real time teleconference immediately upon
reconnection and access the missed but recorded portion of the
teleconference at a later time. In different embodiments, the call-back
to a disconnected participant and the recording of missed teleconference
content are accomplished either at the telephone company or at a
teleconference center.