Plantronics - A World of Meetings Infographic
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Yes, people spend time in meetings. A lot of time. Around the world, we feel compelled to meet, and meet often—whether it’s face-to-face or from a remote location. Ah, technical difficulties. We’ve all had them. Maybe it’s the call-in number. Or the access code. Or the network. Technical problems happen frequently. HAVE HEARD “HOLD” MUSIC 26 % HAVE HEARD A FIRETRUCK OR AMBULANCE 29 % HAVE HEARD A TOILET FLUSHING IN THE BACKGROUND 14 % HAVE HEARD A BARKING DOG IN THE BACKGROUND 24 % HAVE HEARD SIDE CONVERSATIONS IN THE BACKGROUND 56 % HAVE HEARD ARGUMENTS IN THE BACKGROUND 12 % “Do we really need to meet?” Many, many hours are spent in meetings every week. Could it be that the same objective could be achieved with a few phone calls or emails to select individuals? “Can everybody hear me?” Far and away, the biggest issue is simply hearing and being heard. Is everyone in your organization equipped with sufficient sound equipment such as noise-canceling headphones? “What do we do now?” Meetings without a clear action plan are arguably worse than meetings with no agenda. If there’s no follow-up after a meeting, ask yourself whether the meeting needed to happen in the first place. “Do we have the right technology?” Significant amounts of time are lost every day to technical difficulties. If this is happening in your organization, it may be time to do a full audit of your technology to determine your users’ needs. “Is there an agenda?” Too many meetings are happening without proper planning. Without a clearly stated purpose for the meeting, participants cannot adequately prepare or contribute—and that can mean a lot of wasted time. Colleagues. Coffee shop conversations. Children. Pets. More than 64% of our respondents stated that they are distracted by some kind of noise around them when on a conference call. And many have heard some interesting background noises… “We have the technology. Don’t we?” Some questions to ask yourself “Is it time to meet?” HAVE HEARD A BABY CRYING 16 % MEET 11–30 HRS/ WEEK 70% OF RESPONDENTS DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES 3–8 MINUTES LOST 37 % MEET 5–10 HRS/ WEEK 56 % REGULARLY HAVE AT LEAST ONE REMOTE PARTICIPANT 60 % “Do you hear something?” Many meetings happen without an agenda. And many have little or no follow-up. Which begs the question, “Why are we meeting so often?” “Why are we having this meeting?” “Where’s the agenda?” “Now what?” 50 % FEEL LARGER MEETINGS ARE LESS PRODUCTIVE 33 % GET AN AGENDA ONLY HALF THE TIME FEEL THERE IS INSUFFICIENT FOLLOW-UP ON MEETINGS 60 % It’s time to build a better meeting At Plantronics, our goal is to build audio solutions that break down the barriers of communication in the workplace. Our Better Meetings Blueprint furthers that goal, giving you practical guidance on how to organize and participate in meetings that have purpose, direction, and action. Find out more Download the complete Better Meetings Blueprint ebook NOW . © 2016 Plantronics, Inc. How often do people meet? And what happens when they do? Plantronics recently conducted a global survey to learn more about meetings and how people experience them. We found some interesting commonalities around the world. Here are some highlights. A world of meetings The Better Meetings Blueprint
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Yes, people spend time in meetings. A lot of time. Around the world, we feel compelled to meet, and meet often—whether it’s face-to-face or from a remote location.
Ah, technical difficulties. We’ve all had them.Maybe it’s the call-in number. Or the access code. Or the network. Technical problems happen frequently.
HAVE HEARD“HOLD” MUSIC26%
HAVE HEARDA FIRETRUCK ORAMBULANCE29%
HAVE HEARD A TOILET FLUSHING IN THE BACKGROUND14%
HAVE HEARDA BARKING DOG INTHE BACKGROUND24%
HAVE HEARDSIDE CONVERSATIONSIN THE BACKGROUND56%
HAVE HEARDARGUMENTS INTHE BACKGROUND12%
“Do we really need to meet?”Many, many hours are spent in meetings every week. Could it be that the same objective could be achieved with a few phone calls or emails to select individuals?
“Can everybody hear me?”Far and away, the biggest issue issimply hearing and being heard.Is everyone in your organization equippedwith sufficient sound equipment suchas noise-canceling headphones?
“What do we do now?”Meetings without a clear action planare arguably worse than meetings withno agenda. If there’s no follow-up aftera meeting, ask yourself whether the meeting needed to happen in the first place.
“Do we have the right technology?”Significant amounts of time are lost
every day to technical difficulties. If this is happening in your organization, it may be
time to do a full audit of your technology to determine your users’ needs.
“Is there an agenda?”Too many meetings are happening
without proper planning. Without a clearly stated purpose for the meeting,
participants cannot adequatelyprepare or contribute—and that can
mean a lot of wasted time.
Colleagues. Coffee shop conversations. Children. Pets. More than 64% of our respondents stated that they are distracted by some kind of noise around them when on a conference call. And many have heard some interesting background noises…
“We havethe technology.Don’t we?”
Some questions to ask yourself
“Is it time to meet?”
HAVE HEARDA BABY CRYING16%
MEET 11–30HRS/ WEEK
70%OF RESPONDENTS
DUE TO TECHNICALDIFFICULTIES
3–8 MINUTES
LOST
37%
MEET 5–10HRS/ WEEK
56%REGULARLY HAVE
AT LEAST ONE REMOTE PARTICIPANT
60%
“Do you hearsomething?”
Many meetings happen without an agenda.And many have little or no follow-up. Which begsthe question, “Why are we meeting so often?”
“Why are we havingthis meeting?”
“Where’s the agenda?” “Now what?”
50%
FEEL LARGERMEETINGS ARELESS PRODUCTIVE
33%GET AN AGENDAONLY HALF THE TIME
FEEL THERE IS INSUFFICIENTFOLLOW-UP ON MEETINGS
60%
It’s time to build a better meetingAt Plantronics, our goal is to build audio solutions that break down the barriers of communication in the workplace. Our Better Meetings Blueprint furthers that goal, giving you practical guidance on how to organize and participate in meetings that have purpose, direction, and action.
Find out moreDownload the complete Better Meetings Blueprint ebook NOW.
© 2016 Plantronics, Inc.
How often do people meet? And what happens when they do?Plantronics recently conducted a global survey to learn more about meetings and how people experience them. We found some interesting commonalities around the world. Here are some highlights.
A world ofmeetings
The Better Meetings Blueprint
