If your meetings are falling flat, perhaps it's time to try something new. Meetings are a perfect opportunity to engage with employees and pitch new ideas, but unfortunately many don't accomplish these goals. The problems stem not from the information presented, but from the way it's delivered.
What Your Getting Now
If you're not convinced that the traditional meeting format isn't working out, consider these statistics:
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A perfect opportunity to multitask! That's how 70% of employees felt the last time you announced a meeting. They immediately started prioritizing their to-do list and used your meeting to work on an unrelated project deadline, review their calendar, or plan their son's birthday party.
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Expensive downtime. Technology glitches are the main cause of delays and pauses during critical meetings. With the average meeting a full 10 minutes late due to technical issues, that's a lot of downtime. If fifty employees attend your meeting, that's 500 minutes where you paid staff members to socialize.
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In one ear and out the other. If all you're doing at your meetings is talking to your employees, they're not hearing you. It's not that they're not listening—it's a biological fact that we remember only about 10% of what we hear. Add a visual presentation to the mix via video conferencing, and recall jumps to sixty-five percent.
What You Could Accomplish
It's not difficult to make your meeting count for something. Video conferencing is a proven solution for improving the meeting experience.
- Provides a seamless tech experience, which 83% of survey respondents say is very important.
- Allows companies to build relationships through face-to-face experiences.
- Reduces multitasking by 42%.
- Improves collaboration and minimizes meeting confusion due to technical difficulties.
If you're ready to get more from your meetings, contact us at American Business Equipment to learn more about video conferencing today!