{"id":7607,"date":"2021-03-10T07:43:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/?p=7607"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:20:57","slug":"team-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/team-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Do we really need this team meeting?&#8221; Here&#8217;s how to tell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team meetings can be an amazing source of ideas and collaboration. Sometimes, getting the entire team together can lead to some of your best work. Each team member walks away feeling accomplished\u2014like something really valuable was created.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other times, team meetings are nothing but a time sink. Meeting participants are bored, confused, and wondering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why couldn\u2019t this have been an email?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not always clear which meetings will be productive, and which will be duds. You might think a topic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">absolutely <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needs to be discussed in person, only to find there really isn\u2019t that much to talk about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just guessing how to hold effective team meetings isn\u2019t a great strategy. Holding a productive team meeting takes some thought and planning. Keep reading to learn:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"table-of-content\">\n<li><a href=\"#What team meetings you need to have\">What team meetings you need to have<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#What team meetings you can skip\">What team meetings you can skip \ud83c\udf89<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4 tips to make any (well, almost any) team meeting better\">4 tips to make any (well, almost any) team meeting better<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">\ud83c\udf1f Make sure <em>every<\/em> meeting is productive with our set of 5 free meeting agenda templates\u2014each one tailored for a different type of meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/documents\/meeting_agenda_templates.pdf\" data-id=\"69d1c629c8e03\" id=\"69d1c629c8e03\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:69d1c629c8e03.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\ud83d\udcdd Get free meeting agenda templates<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">\ud83d\udc40 Grab your free meeting agenda templates. <\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get them now\">Get them now<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:69d1c629c8e03.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Enjoy! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"What team meetings you need to have\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What team meetings do I <i>need<\/i> to have?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All meetings aren\u2019t created equal. That\u2019s if you decide to hold a meeting in the first place. You could opt to host a face-to-face meeting, an online meeting, or a group chat. You can even use a non-meeting alternative (which we\u2019ll get to a bit later).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, here are a few different meeting formats that you can try if your current team meetings aren\u2019t as effective as you\u2019d like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" title=\"BMMC Ep05\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/449444659?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most meetings will fit into a few general archetypes. Here are the three <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/guide-to-better-meetings\/types-of-meetings\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meeting types<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that usually <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be meetings\u2014 you can\u2019t easily forgo them in favor of an alternative (like a simple email).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. Brainstorming sessions<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative work can be hard, even if you\u2019re a naturally creative person. When you try to come up with new ideas <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/working-in-silos\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a silo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s often difficult to make any new progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why brainstorming sessions are important\u2014and necessary. Although these meetings are typically less rigid than others (so they might <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like they\u2019re not as productive), just getting ideas flowing and bouncing thoughts off of one another can ultimately result in some really great teamwork.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to make brainstorming sessions more productive<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you and your team walk into every brainstorming session hoping to come up with an amazing new idea, you\u2019re setting yourself up for failure. Putting too much pressure on the outcome can stifle creativity and cause team members to keep quiet out of fear of looking \u201cwrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make your brainstorming sessions as productive as possible, keep them moving. Let people call out ideas and write every thought down\u2014even if it\u2019s one that clearly isn\u2019t going to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait until the meeting is over to follow-up and sort through the \u201cgood\u201d and \u201cbad\u201d ideas. The point of your brainstorming session isn\u2019t to nail the outcome, it\u2019s to get the juices flowing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can do brainstorming as a group relatively easily, even with team members in different countries. There\u2019s some great <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/best-video-conferencing-for-small-businesses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video conferencing software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> out there which will let you do <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/screen-sharing-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">screen sharing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning you can see each other\u2019s working documents in real time. Certain tools take this one step further, letting your team make annotations in a document live, right when you\u2019re screen-sharing:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7608\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7608 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image2-193-1024x598.png\" alt=\"In RingCentral Video, for example, you can make notes and collaborate together on a presentation or file together while on a video call.\" width=\"840\" height=\"491\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RingCentral Video<\/a>, for example, you can make notes and collaborate together on a presentation or file together while on a video call.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Onboarding meetings<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringing in a new team member typically involves a lot of conversations, training, and meetups. You need to get familiar with your new employee, and they need to understand their role in the team (and company).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some onboarding tasks can be done independently, it\u2019s hard to truly welcome new team members and bring them up to speed without at least a few face-to-face (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video-call.html\">or video call<\/a>) meetings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to create more productive meetings when onboarding<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Have a plan. Before each onboarding meeting, whether it\u2019s a one-on-one or with an entire team, set an intention or goal so everyone understands the purpose of the conversation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This allows your new hire to immediately understand what is expected of them so they can focus on the right material. Plus, it makes sure your existing team comes prepared and the meeting can set off on the right foot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if the purpose of the meeting is simply to get to know each other with icebreakers and have a bit of fun, make that clear in your agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><b>\ud83d\udca1 Pro-tip: <\/b><\/div>\n<p>Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/how-to-virtual-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to use video conferencing for your online training sessions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. Kickoff meetings<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kicking off a new project or getting started with a new client involves <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lot <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of information\u2014and it often includes minute details or insights that are difficult to retain in\u00a0 emails or group chats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having an actual meeting for kickoffs also allows everyone to discuss expectations, goals, and ideas without cluttering a feed or creating an opportunity for important information to get lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone can ask questions about their individual part in the new project, and with everyone in the same meeting, teams and departments can see how each individual fits within the larger goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screen sharing can be super useful here. You can share your project, give status updates, notes, or presentations with everyone else while talking through it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-43675\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/screen-share-1024x658.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to make kickoff meetings more productive<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Give everyone the information they need upfront. A kickoff meeting shouldn\u2019t only be about sharing information. It\u2019s about expanding on that information to create plans for meeting expectations, providing deliverables, and distributing tasks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid wasting time, give each meeting participant all the information they\u2019ll need <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the meeting gets started. This means blasting out agenda items, slide decks, timelines, images, mockups, and more. Make sure you give everyone enough time to review and come to the meeting prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By getting the information gathering session out of the way, everyone can show up with questions or ready to discuss the next team meeting agenda. You can jump right into the next weekly meeting without needing to wait for everyone to get brought up to speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringcentral.valuestoryapp.com\/meeting-value-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48150\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meetingvaluecalculator.png\" alt=\"meeting value calculator\" width=\"2000\" height=\"880\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"What team meetings you can skip\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What team meetings can I skip?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing what team meetings you can go without can be just as important as knowing the meetings you need to have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are two types of meetings that are almost always better off as emails (or chat messages).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Status updates<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an office setting, getting the status on a task or project is usually as simple as stopping by a team member\u2019s desk to ask how things are progressing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for larger teams with distributed offices or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/how-to-create-wfh-policy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">work-from-home policies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, quick in-person questions just aren\u2019t going to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s tempting to want to schedule meetings to check in on projects, and while it might be helpful if the project is particularly complicated with a lot of moving pieces, most status updates probably don\u2019t need their own individual meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to replace status update team meetings<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/collaboration-hub\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collaboration hub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that allows team members to offer a status update on their own time. This might be a project management system or a chat tool (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/teams\/overview.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like the RingCentral app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) where you can shoot team members a quick message to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/checking-in-email\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">check in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/rcapp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7610 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-224-1024x561.png\" alt=\"RingCentral app, a project management system or a chat tool where you can shoot team members a quick message to check in.\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending a message instead of having a meeting means your team doesn\u2019t need to stop what they\u2019re doing to tell you where they\u2019re at. They can provide an update, ask questions, and even get quick feedback\u2014and schedule a new team meeting if it seems like you really do have a lot to talk about\u2014without taking a chunk of time out of their day.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><b>\ud83d\udca1 Pro-tip: <\/b><\/div>\n<p>Learn about other useful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/time-management-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">time management strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Information-sharing meetings<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t need to gather everyone in a conference room to read a slide deck as a group. If all you\u2019re doing is sharing information with your team, you can usually skip the meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless the information you\u2019re sharing is confidential, sensitive, or pressing, why not send information about new projects, products, services, or even just ideas directly to your team? Let them read and absorb the content in their own time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to replace information-sharing meetings<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider what information you\u2019re sharing and what kind of feedback or response you need. Do you need to make sure the content is absorbed and understood, or does your team just need to know it\u2019s available?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Host your information in a shared space where your team can check it out in their own time. If you need feedback or you want to provide a channel for questions, concerns, or clarifications, try using your team <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/communication-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">communication tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, this is where the RingCentral app really shines. Not only can you message your team, you can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/ways-to-use-free-file-sharing-in-your-ringcentral-app\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">share files<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with them directly in the conversation too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"4 tips to make any (well, almost any) team meeting better\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4 tips to make any team meeting better<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the type of meeting you\u2019re having, there\u2019s always room for improvement. Here are four tips you can apply to any team meeting to make it run more efficiently and make the most of everyone\u2019s time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. Create an agenda<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting agendas set the course for your time together. Agenda items create expectations, and let everyone know what you\u2019re about to cover, thereby keeping the meeting on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/sales-meeting-agenda\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sales meeting agenda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/client-sales-meeting-agenda\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">client meeting agenda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it should have clear objectives. What key talking points do you need to cover? What action items and updates do different team members need to provide? What work should be prepped before the meeting begins?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure your agenda is a collaborative effort. Get feedback from other meeting participants, especially those that might have something to contribute, then drop your agenda in your team communication platform to gather feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><b>\ud83d\udca1 Pro-tip: <\/b><\/div>\n<p>Did you know? The RingCentral app integrates with file storage platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/apps\/glip-integration-google-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Drive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/apps\/glip-integration-dropbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dropbox<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/apps\/glip-integration-box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Box<\/a> right into your conversation. If you need to get feedback quickly, just pop your agenda into the thread.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once everyone has given their input, share the agenda with all your meeting participants (even external guests) so they can review and set expectations before the meeting begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if you can\u2019t create an agenda? Cancel the meeting. An effective team meeting should have a clear purpose with goals, expectations, and things to discuss and follow-up. If you\u2019re struggling to come up with topics to cover, your meeting can probably be an email.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. Choose your meeting medium<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Face-to-face meetings are almost always the go-to for in-office teams. For remote workers, video meetings and <a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/free-conference-call.html\">conference calls<\/a> have become the default.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while both of these types of remote meetings have their place, they\u2019re not always the most efficient. Do you really need your team crowded around a single laptop in a conference room to get the point across?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make your meeting as efficient as possible, consider the different mediums on which you could host your team. Can it be a regular phone call? Can you get together over a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/virtual-meetings\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virtual meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Many meeting apps will work on mobile devices<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014both Android and iOS\u2014meaning you no longer need to call remote workers back into the office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to work meetings into your team\u2019s daily activities as seamlessly as possible. Before scheduling a meeting, think about what might need to be accomplished or what features you might need. If you need to share screens, work through a powerpoint presentation, or discuss in-depth project management and workflows, a phone call probably won\u2019t cut it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, you don\u2019t all need to be on a video conference<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you\u2019re just chatting one-on-one with a team member.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. Be picky about your invites<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve all sat in on meetings that made us question why we were even invited in the first place. The meeting starts, and team members start discussing something irrelevant to our tasks or projects, and we\u2019re stuck waiting for the conversation to end so we can get back to what we\u2019re doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be a time sink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid this, think about who <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needs to be on each call. Who is important for the conversation, and who can be briefed after with a quick follow-up or meeting recap?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An alternative is to open meetings up for optional participants to decide if they want to join or not. By sending them an optional invitation with the meeting time and topics of discussion, you allow your attendees to decide if the meeting is relevant to them, or if they have the time to join. If they don\u2019t have to be there, they should be able to skip the meeting and get the details later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reducing the voices to just the people who need to be in the conversation can also prevent your team from losing focus and make sure you stay on topic. When you can narrow in and get things done, you\u2019re guaranteed more productive meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>4.\u00a0 Walk away with solutions, goals, and next steps<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings need to move your projects forward and bring you closer to completing that next step. Make sure everyone is walking away from meetings knowing what to do next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A summary of the meeting, including takeaways, task owners, and any files shared, can give everyone a recap and make sure you\u2019re all on the same page. It also gives you clear goals to aim for before the next meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But to make sure nothing gets lost, a task management tool is a must-have. It acts as your checklist of things to do, and also lets you assign action items to people and keep track of project statuses. If you\u2019re using RingCentral\u2019s app, this feature is built right in!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7611\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/rcapp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7611 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image3-160-1024x696.png\" alt=\"In RingCentral\u2019s app, you can create and assign tasks, set due dates, color-code them, upload files, and more\u2014directly in your team conversation.\" width=\"840\" height=\"571\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/rcapp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RingCentral\u2019s app<\/a>, you can create and assign tasks, set due dates, color-code them, upload files, and more\u2014directly in your team conversation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t settle for unproductive team meetings<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your team should never walk away from a meeting wondering why they just wasted their time. 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