How To Transform Everyday Meetings into an Experience

Have you ever thought how much better the working day would go if you transformed everyday meetings into something special? Most people hate meetings, and many leaders believe they are a waste of time. However, they can be impactful and insightful when everyone is engaged. From mixing up the lead speakers to interactive engagement, here are some suggestions.

Document for Later Impact

Team gatherings can be more impactful through storytelling, intentional design, and atmosphere. It is important to capture large gatherings and team meetings for building a specific culture within a company. These gatherings aren’t just about what happens in the room, and can live on based on how they are shared afterwards. With event photography for corporate gatherings, off-site events can have a major impact beyond the day and the boardroom.

Change the Speaker

Some love leading meetings and gatherings because they have a knack for speaking. However, employees might feel that things are getting old if the same person delivers every meeting. Public speaking is a valuable skill that many organizations seek, and involving others can help individuals develop it. It also helps employees build confidence and gives them a taste of corporate and managerial life, all while keeping things fresh and entertaining.

Transform Everyday Meetings with Mini-Games

A report by Atlassian found that most employees, 97% in fact, find meetings unproductive, a waste of time, and/or boring. Making your meetings useful is not as easy as some leaders think, and while there are management and execs who love nothing more than a meeting, most don’t. However, there are a few things you can try to liven them up. Min-games like Two Truths and a Lie, Question of the Day, and Would You Rather can add a layer of fun to scheduled gatherings.

Keep it Light and Visual

Engagement is pretty hard when people just want the day to be over or get back to their usual work. However, it is possible to keep a meeting vibrant with some expert tips that excellent meeting leaders use all the time. A good tip is to break up the engagement into segments. This allows people to stretch their legs, take a break, and absorb the info. It also helps to use a lot of visuals, such as infographics and videos, and ask (but don’t push) audience participation.

Switch Up the Location

So, you have invested thousands into a corporate boardroom that looks like something from an Oliver Stone movie. But have you considered that most people don’t enjoy coming out of a meeting with a hoarse throat after having to shout across a massive table? Boardrooms can also be intimidating for lower-level staff. However, changing locations to somewhere fun and more relaxed can be just what a meeting needs to get the most from the people in attendance.

Summary

Ensuring events are documented on video can help maximise the impact later on, and transform everyday meetings into something memorable. You can also keep attendees engaged with mini-games, and even switching up the location will help keep things fresh and exciting.