10 Tips for Better Meetings

Entire books have been written about doing better virtual meetings. Heck, I’ve written two of them myself, but if there was a simple list of things you can do better, it might look like this:
Clearly identify your objective and desired outcome. Form follows function, and knowing what you want to achieve will determine which tools you use and what form your meeting will take. If you can’t clearly state the objective and what you want to achieve, you’re not ready to meet yet.
Learn and use the features of your meeting platform that will help you achieve your goals. 80% of people use only 20% of the features of meeting platforms. Consider what tools you’d use in a traditional, in-purpose meeting such as whiteboards/flip charts, discussion, and sharing content visually. Then think about the features available like webcams, screen sharing, chat, polling and whiteboards. If you don’t know how to use