Meetings are very important for sharing ideas, exchanging opinions and defining business strategies. However, meetings often get too long, so employees spend a lot of time for other tasks. Optimizing work meetings is the goal of many companies and in today’s article we present 5 must-have tools to get the most out of your meetings!
Cloud
Meetings are often intended to make decisions based on information shared across departments. It is essential that documents are made available so that all those involved can access them and can change their content. Using the Cloud to share documents is very important so that in a meeting everyone can contribute to improving information.
Mindmeister
A mind map allows you to have a generic and organized view of the subject being addressed at the meeting. Mindmeister is a tool that allows you to create mind maps on the web and is free for up to three maps simultaneously. This tool is very useful for creating references for developing new business strategies and even for creating new products.
Shared Agenda
For a meeting to be fruitful, it is necessary for all those involved in the theme of the meeting to be present. However, it is not always easy to achieve the availability of all at the same time, which can lead to constant recharges and wasted time. Using a shared agenda is a simple and effective solution, as it is possible to integrate the agendas of everyone involved in the meeting. Thus, it is easier to see when all people have a free time for the meeting, avoiding successive redials that lead to significant time losses.
Skype
Skype is a free tool that lets even people who are away participate in the meeting. Distance is no longer an obstacle to people being unable to be present in the company’s decisions, and being a virtual meeting, there is less tendency to waste time on issues that are irrelevant to the theme of the meeting.
Team Meeting Checklist
This is a very interesting tool as it sets out the 25 fundamental conditions for successful work meetings. It focuses on details ranging from the preparation of the data, the location of the meeting and the goals to be achieved. You can share all the information in the meeting and make it available to all your stakeholders, so everyone knows what topics are going to be covered and their order of approach.
