Here are some tips to doing well on a phone interview.

1) Take the call in a quiet place free of distractions (computers, TVs, blackberrys, etc). You need to make sure that you are giving your full attention to the interviewer.

2) Have a copy of your resume in front of you. This way when you are asked specific questions concerning information on your resume, you'll know exactly what you've already told them and you can reinforce this.

3) Have a copy of the job description in front of you. This way you can continually hit on the points that they are relevant to what they are looking for.

4) Stand up. Your voice will be more commanding and full if you are standing as opposed to sitting. Pace around if this makes you more comfortable, but don't walk too much, you don't want to get all breathy on the call.

5) Prepare answers to the "standard" questions ahead of time. You don't want to sound unprepared for these types of questions since the interviewer will expect you to have answered them before (where do you see yourself in five years, what has been your biggest accomplishment, what can you bring to this job, etc). A good source of such questions can be found here: http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/Mastering-the-Interview/Fifty-Standard-Interview-Questions/

6) Be a closer. The goal of a phone interview is not to get the job. It's to get called in for an interview on-site. At the end of the interview, make sure they know that you are interested and ask them for specifics that indicate you are interested in moving forward; ask them what happens next in the process and when you should be expecting to hear from them next.