September 15, 2024 How to create a useful agenda for any type of meeting You know you need an agenda. Here’s how to create one that works. As the former CEO of five ventures and board member of dozens of others, Naeem Zafar has sat in his fair share of meetings. Zafar, a CEO coach … Continue reading How to create a useful agenda for any type of meeting
August 25, 2024 How to reclaim a few hours of meeting time a week (and still get more done) Here’s how to figure out when a meeting could be an email, how to trim your meeting times down, and which gatherings to cut all together. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on … Continue reading How to reclaim a few hours of meeting time a week (and still get more done)
Meeting chats have big limitations, especially for big audiences. Imagine converting chat to a creative, visual experience. Kim Davis on January 24, 2024 Spending as much time as we do in video conferences, video meet-ups and webinars, we’ve become accustomed to those chat windows where people and their messages and questions come and go in … Continue reading Transforming meetings with StreamAlive’s visual chat experience
By Stephanie Vozza January 11, 2024 Whether it’s checking email or simply checking out, we all zone out during meetings sometimes. Virtual platforms made it even easier to multitask when you’re supposed to be paying attention. While you might want to blame boredom or even a less-than-exciting facilitator, the truth is that your mind … Continue reading 4 ways to stop zoning out in meetings
By Stephanie Vozza November 29, 2023 You may be incredibly bright, but showing your intelligence in the moment can be challenging, like if you’re called on unexpectedly in a meeting. The most significant barrier to communicating effectively and sounding smart is the fact that we all get nervous, says Matt Abrahams, author of Think … Continue reading 3 ways to sound smarter in your next meeting
By Kathleen Davis November 12, 2023 I often joke that the best kind of meeting is a canceled meeting. Of course, I only partly mean that. I feel energized by productive brainstorm meetings, and I believe regular check-ins with my direct reports are essential. But like the 92% of employees who consider meetings costly … Continue reading How to fix everything that’s wrong with your meetings
By Hunter Schwarz November 07, 2023 Design software companies like to make big promises about the creative potential of their AI tools. With its new AI features, Figma is making one of the most enticing promises of all: It’s going to make your meetings better. Today, the collaborative design software company announced FigJam AI, its … Continue reading Figma’s new AI-powered tools will make your meetings suck less
By Chris Morris September 05, 2023 Meetings, even the best ones, are never a lot of fun—and they’re a lot worse when the person running them rambles, is ill-prepared or (God forbid) spits out a litany of jargon that makes everyone go glassy-eyed. And as terrible as a bad in-person meeting can be, it … Continue reading Zoom’s new AI tool will tell you if you’re bad at meetings
By Brennan Nevada Johnson February 16, 2023 My business is 100% Black-owned and I’m the founder and CEO. I run a small corporation where I provide PR and media relations to tech companies and startups. Prior to leading my own venture, I freelanced and consulted full time on the side of corporate jobs … Continue reading I’m a Black CEO and these are my top tactics to stay focused and deliver results
By Dave DuBois February 16, 2023 Ever feel like you’re in too many meetings? You’re not alone: 92% of employees consider meetings costly and unproductive, according to the Harvard Business Review. Now, many organizations are trying to cut down on the meeting clutter. In a dramatic step to improve productivity, Shopify went … Continue reading Saying no to meetings made my team more productive. Here’s why
