Most Common Types Of Meetings When professionals head to meetings, they’re most often going to: • Internal team meetings or trainings: 17% • Small or simple meetings: 16% • Client meetings: 15% • Senior leadership meetings or board meetings: 14% • Product launches: 14% • Conferences or trade shows: 12% • Incentive or special event meetings: 12% Source: American Express Meetings and Events Top Meeting Challenges Meeting planners say these concerns rise to the top this year: • Increasing costs: 44% • Security/implementing COVID precautions: 43% • Declining attendance: 31% • Attrition/room-block issues: 26% • More transportation difficulties: 13% • Lower budget: 12% • Learning/using new technology: 7% • Other: 4% Source: 2022 Meetings Today Trends Survey “You’re On Mute” And Other Familiar Phrases You may hear a few well-worn statements at in-person meetings (“I’m going to give you 10 minutes of your life back”), but these comments from virtual meetings are among the cringiest: • “I need to jump on another call.” • “We lost you for a minute there.” • “Do we have everyone here?” • “Can you see my screen?” • “Can everyone mute themselves please?” • “Let’s take this offline.” • “Conscious there’s only X minutes left.” • “I’m getting really bad feedback.” • “I’ve got a hard stop at X o’clock.” Source: Easy Offices survey Can This Be An Email? More than half of remote workers (55%) think most meetings shouldn’t have been scheduled in the first place. About 65% of employees agree that meetings keep them from completing their work, and 45% feel overwhelmed by the number of meetings they must attend. Promotional campaigns can help communicate messages without taking up employees’ valuable time. Source: Zippia | APRIL 2022 | 43 GROW
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