MEEtINGs Meetings get a bad rep, but nothing is more efficient than a meeting where all stakeholders know what is being discussed, how long it will last, and what to prepare. How do you accomplish this? if... then why? You want evey person in the Do not gather co-located folks It’s hard to tack conversations meeting to feel like their around a conference room both visually (tying to see input is on equal footing... screen and pipe the remote who’s talking) and audibly people in as giant chat heads. (with vaying distances from the microphone). To make collaboation work for eveyone, there is one key rule: Unless evey person is in the same room, all meetings are held over video conference. We’ve all been that one person dialing into a call only to hear a room full of noise, echo, and side conversations on the other end. It’s a terrible experience. So when one person is “remote” for a meeting, eveyone is. We follow a few guidelines to minimize disruptions and ensure productive, high-quality calls: Provide evey employee with great headphones to prevent bad audio quality. Make a reliable internet connection a priority for both local offices and remote setups. Develop video call etiquette (and follow it!). Mute when you’re not speaking, keep your video on to stay engaged, and avoid taking calls when in a noisy coffeeshop.” - Justine Jordan, VP Marketing, Litmus 12