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All-staff or Town Hall meetings can be incredibly useful to an organization. An effective meeting can solve problems, build morale, promote teamwork, reinforce company culture, boost profitability, uncover weaknesses, generate ideas and increase productivity. Unfortunately, many all-hands meetings fall short of these goals. But that doesn’t mean leadership should give up on bringing everyone together … Continued
Make your meetings matter Clients are the lifeblood of your company. Their satisfaction – or lack thereof – can mean the difference between profit and loss for your company. That’s why you do your best to make them more successful and show them that your services are valuable.
Are you looking for ways to have more effective meetings? A meeting room manager may be the solution for you. Meetings are an important part of business. Meetings are where we make decisions, plan action, innovate and collaborate.
Simple ways to increase meeting engagement Most audio and a few web conferencing tools enable the host to create multiple breakout sessions. Breakout rooms (aka Concurrent sessions, breakout session, etc.) are sub-rooms that can be used to split a large group into smaller groups that can talk and/or collaborate. Unfortunately, breakout rooms are underutilized despite … Continued
Web Conference vs Webinars vs Webcasting Web Conferences, webinars and webcasts are all ways people can meet virtually. All three meeting technology platforms provide a virtual environment in which information can be shared, presentations can be displayed and training sessions can be held.
Ensuring everyone is prepared for your meeting Lately, we’ve been discussing Meeting Preparation. Every successful meeting starts with meeting preparation. There are three main functions of meeting prep.
Hybrid events are great tools for increasing ROI. A hybrid event uses online meeting tools to add a virtual component to a live event, allowing more people to attend. In fact, according to a study by the Meeting Professionals International Foundation, “90% of meeting professionals exceed their goals through hybrid events.”
Your best chance for an effective meeting There’s an old saying from Sun Tzu, “Every battle is won before it’s ever fought”. This succinct sentence reminds us that preparation plus, execution equals success. In order to have an effective meeting, proper meeting prep needs to be done. There are three main functions of meeting … Continued
Sometimes the best of intentions can make matters worse. If a manager chooses web conferencing software based solely on ‘the best’ features without taking into account his or her team and their meeting objectives the best of intentions are bound to backfire.
I hear this all the time from our new clients – “We want to make our virtual meetings more interactive.” One of the first things I ask is if they are using web based video conferencing. The answer is usually no – even when they have the feature easily available. No wonder their web and audio … Continued