Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enables provision of sales guidance to an agent on a real-time communication session based on background sound identified during the communication session. In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving audio from a first endpoint operated by a first user. The audio is received over a real-time communication session established between the first endpoint and a second endpoint operated by an agent of a contact center. The method further includes identifying sound other than a voice of the first user from the audio and determining a characteristic of the first user indicated by the sound. During the communication session, the method includes providing sales guidance to the agent based on the characteristic.

Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enables communications among users having communication session requests waiting in a queue. In a particular embodiment, a method includes determining that a first communication session request from a first endpoint is in a queue for establishing a communication session with a receiving endpoint to which the queue is regulating access. While the first communication session request is in the queue, the method includes connecting the first endpoint to a communication channel between the first endpoint and a second endpoint having a second communication session request in the queue. Also, while the first communication session request is in the queue, the method includes exchanging user communications between the first endpoint and the second endpoint over the communication channel.