4 Tips to Help You Make Those Remote Meetings Worth Having

Employing remote workers is quite common these days, but having a successful remote meeting can still be a challenge.

Here is a list of handy tips to ensure remote meetings are smooth and effective for both employer and employees:

1. Be Prepared

Obviously being prepared is important when participating in any meeting, either in person or virtual, however, when it comes to remote meetings, this is even more critical. Small talk and awkward silences while arranging documents to share are not acceptable in a virtual meeting environment. It is important to prepare your materials in advance and create and follow an agenda for how the meeting will flow.

2. Understand the Software

Losing audio or visual throughout a meeting or struggling just to get the meeting started is a waste of everyone’s time and can be quite frustrating. It is important that you understand how any video conferencing software you use works. This is especially important for management or anyone in charge of hosting such meetings, so adequate time should be taken to learn the ins and outs of the software.

3. Approach Like a Traditional Meeting

Remote meetings may be a newer approach to the traditional in person meetings of the past, but they should still be treated in the same fashion. It is important to remember that attendees are still working within schedules and other time constraints, so being punctual, professional and focusing on the task at hand is just as important as meeting in a traditional setting.

4. Provide the Right Communication Technologies

If you have remote workers, it is best to provide them with a company phone that can be used for virtual meetings and ease of communication. This can be done through a managed, corporate-owned mobile device or VoIP services that allow anytime, anywhere communication over the Internet. This lets you rest assured knowing your remote staff are able to stay connected.

Just because you have staff working remotely, doesn’t mean you need to settle of lackluster communication. Contact CTECH Consulting Group at (403) 457-1478 or email us at info@ctechgroup.net to learn about our managed IT services – we’re here to help you leverage the right technologies to stay productive and efficient.

Written by Carl Fransen

posted on October 23, 2015

Carl Fransen

My passion is to make my mark on the world in a positive and lasting way. I want to set an example for my son that his father can compete with integrity in today’s world, be very successful, and leave the world a better place for him.

Combining my technical/business-based education with a long career steadily progressing up the corporate ladder, I decided to build a company that held true to my values. So, I founded and designed the next generation of IT support firm: CTECH Consulting Group Inc. We are a completely automated, cloud-based IT company designed to compete against any other IT firm without the overhead. We promote a lifestyle to all our staff where they can work anywhere, at any time, access any information on any device that is relevant to their job, and collaborate with anyone they want to.