Watch President Obama and the U.S. women's soccer team prove conference calls are awkward for everyone

President Barack Obama
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You might think the leader of the free world and the just-crowned Women's World Cup champions could sidestep the perils of the dreaded conference call — the awkward pauses, the inability for 20 people to crowd close enough to all be heard, the worrisome "who is talking now?" moments.

You would be wrong.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.