Meetings and collaboration are important in business and professional settings, however, too often meetings are run so poorly that the purpose or goal for bringing people together falls short of achieving the desired outcome(s).
Moreover, people resent the inefficiency of meetings because they amount to an unproductive use of their time.
Consider all the times you have found yourself sitting in a meeting (i.e., with coworkers, classmates, or team members) and wondered why you were there, what the purpose of the meeting was, and how your time could have been used better.
For this assignment, you will take the role of a Business and Professional Communication Consultant. Drawing from this module's readings, you will offer a critique of the videos A Conference Call in Real Life and Every Meeting Ever.
These videos are humorous at times, but note that their use of humor is strategic. They use humor to depict the inefficiency (and, at times, absurdity) of how a typical modern-day meeting occurs, whether via a conference call or face-to-face. As you watch each of the videos, take notes that will allow you to best answer the prompts below:
1. What meeting sins or group meeting problems can you identify in A Conference Call in Real Life? (See pages 229-230). Aim to identify at least 5 sins or problems.
2. Now that you have identified 5 sins or problems for why the conference call was ineffective, provide specific directionsas to how this organization can address these sins/problems and have more productive conference call meetings. Use strategies/skills discussed in chapter 10. Identify and discuss at least 2 skills/strategies.
3. What meeting sins or group meeting problems can you identify in Every Meeting Ever? (See pages 229-230). Aim to identify at least 5 sins or problems.
4. Now that you have identified 5 sins or problems for why the meeting was ineffective, provide specific directions as to how this organization can address these sins/problems and have more productive face-to-face meetings. Use strategies/skills discussed in chapter 10. Identify and discuss at least 2 skills/strategies.