Effective Communication in a Business Meeting
Effective Communication in a Business Meeting
It probably started with the juice of some wild berries, a stick, a cave wall and an artistic Cro-Magnon hunter presenting his ideas to his tribe for the next day 's hunt. 2.5 million years later, we still conduct meetings to bring everyone up to date, gather feedback, or invite suggestions. The business communities have embraced the teamwork mentality of coordinating projects and the sharing of ideas. Business meetings can range between two people to a major conference. The advent of microchips has enabled meetings to be carried out via teleconference, videoconference, or online on the information super highway. Despite all these modern amenities and the teamwork mindset, businesses still have some setbacks during meetings.
Traditionally business meetings are held in a boardroom or conference room. Conference rooms are not the only place an effective business meeting can be held. Office lunchrooms can be just as effective for a more informal meeting. For instance, in small businesses, there is no need for a spacious conference room so in essence a lunchroom can double as a conference room. This informal environment can make it easy to have what is known as a "working" lunch. Working lunches can provide valuable time between employee and employer to communicate any concerns pertaining to the work place (New Mexico Business Journal, 2007). Having working lunches can break the monotony of a stiff business meeting. We all have sat through meetings that either took too long or achieved too littleor worse yet, both. Some businesses, big and small, set up meetings for the sake of having one to make use of their conference rooms. This practice should be frowned upon given that the main purpose of meetings is to communicate. After all, communication is the livelihood of any corporation. Without communication skills, there would be no successful business meetings. The point of the meeting would be lost on
It probably started with the juice of some wild berries, a stick, a cave wall and an artistic Cro-Magnon hunter presenting his ideas to his tribe for the next day 's hunt. 2.5 million years later, we still conduct meetings to bring everyone up to date, gather feedback, or invite suggestions. The business communities have embraced the teamwork mentality of coordinating projects and the sharing of ideas. Business meetings can range between two people to a major conference. The advent of microchips has enabled meetings to be carried out via teleconference, videoconference, or online on the information super highway. Despite all these modern amenities and the teamwork mindset, businesses still have some setbacks during meetings.
Traditionally business meetings are held in a boardroom or conference room. Conference rooms are not the only place an effective business meeting can be held. Office lunchrooms can be just as effective for a more informal meeting. For instance, in small businesses, there is no need for a spacious conference room so in essence a lunchroom can double as a conference room. This informal environment can make it easy to have what is known as a "working" lunch. Working lunches can provide valuable time between employee and employer to communicate any concerns pertaining to the work place (New Mexico Business Journal, 2007). Having working lunches can break the monotony of a stiff business meeting. We all have sat through meetings that either took too long or achieved too littleor worse yet, both. Some businesses, big and small, set up meetings for the sake of having one to make use of their conference rooms. This practice should be frowned upon given that the main purpose of meetings is to communicate. After all, communication is the livelihood of any corporation. Without communication skills, there would be no successful business meetings. The point of the meeting would be lost on
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