Interactive assistant for managing telephone communications

A device comprising:

• a processor to:
• provide, for display in a user interface, one or more first selectable controls for managing, first participation, of a first participant, in a conference call,
• provide, for display in the user interface, one or more second selectable controls for managing second participation, of a second participant, in the conference call,
• receive a selection of a selectable control of the one or more first selectable controls, and
• manage, based on receiving the selection, the first participation in the conference call without affecting the second participation in the conference call.

A method comprising:

• establishing, by a processor, a telephone call between a plurality of users,
• the plurality of users including a first user and a second user;
• providing, by the processor and to a user of the plurality of users, an interface for managing the telephone call,
• the interface including:
• one or more first options for managing first participation of the first user in the telephone call, and
• one or more second options for managing second participation of the second user in the telephone call;
• receiving, at the processor, a selection of a particular option of the one or more first options for modifying the first participation in the telephone call;
• and
• modifying, by the processor and based on receiving the selection of the particular option, the first participation in the telephone without affecting the second participation in the conference call.