Why online company meetings, staff gatherings, or 'All-Staff' meetings work best
Engaging large groups effectively through good design and clever meeting tools
Online company meetings often outperform physical staff gatherings. This is because most organizers of such internal events often focus solely on sharing information: management on stage, PowerPoint slides, and perhaps a panel discussion. However, informing is quite different from listening and engaging. In a virtual staff meeting, it's possible to give employees a voice. With online company meetings, employees can genuinely contribute to the success of the organization. This is crucial because 80% of strategies fail in execution due to lack of involvement from those who were supposed to implement the new direction.
The format of the online all-hands meeting determines its success
Organizing an online webinar is often the go-to solution for setting up an online staff meeting. However, such virtual meetings don't necessarily foster real engagement. Genuine involvement, even online, requires activation. We think and learn much more when we're in conversation with each other than when we're just listening. To ensure that employees feel engaged, one must go beyond simply transmitting information. It's essential to facilitate conversations where employees feel relevant, heard, and seen.
More than just a standard staff meeting: the online staff conference
An online staff conference typically allows for more online dialogue, often in smaller groups and around topics that truly matter to participants. However, for those seeking to extract the most from collective intelligence within an organization, a highly participative approach is key. Present what's relevant and invite employees to contribute to further exploration and depth. This leads to significantly higher returns and greater appreciation from engaged staff.
The virtual company meeting outperforms the live event – not just in content
Gathering all employees simultaneously at one location isn't easy, especially for organizations operating pan-regionally or internationally. It's expensive and logistically challenging to create a program that is both cohesive in form and content. How do breakouts work with 200 people? And how do you ensure everyone is back in time for the plenary session? In a well-organized online all-hands meeting, all of this isn't a problem.
The quality of the environment is also more controllable online, and with creative techniques, it's now easier than ever to create your own inspiring online space for a virtual workshop. This is achievable on common platforms like Zoom, but it becomes truly exciting when you switch to an environment like SpatialChat, where there's much more freedom to turn an online company meeting into a fantastic event, not only for participants but also for organizers.
The above provides a brief glimpse of what's possible when you look a little further. A platform like SpatialChat: that's what excites us. With video, sound, inspiring visuals, and playful interactions, you can create the most fantastic online events, complete with a stage for speakers, as well as room for robust breakout sessions or playful elements like custom-made escape rooms.
Online Staff Event: DIY or Seek Help?
Organizing an online staff event requires careful planning and execution. If you choose to do it yourself, remember that it requires time, expertise, and technical knowledge. But why do it all yourself when you can get help from experts? MeetingMasters, experts in participative online meetings, can guide you through the entire process. From preparation to execution and follow-up, we ensure a smooth process and a unique online experience that aligns with your goals and needs.