Online Fatigue & Productivity
On December 10, Handforth council in Cheshire, UK, had a meeting. It turned out to be quite hectic. The meeting, which was recorded, started badly and continued into a spiral of chaos. The Guardian writes:
“Things did not improve. The meeting quickly degenerated into rancour with councillors in the village near Wilmslow trading insults and ultimately being booted off the Zoom call by the clerk.”
Today, the council’s meeting is infamous. For anyone that believe they’ve been in a bad Zoom or Teams meeting has most likely not had as bad experience as the council in Handforth. You can read the full story, and watch the highlights here.
Western Australia is out of lockdown, but with tight restrictions many are back to working from home and several meetings held online. And so, here are 5 ways to cure online meeting fatigue and 5 ways to make online meetings productive.
5 ways to cure online meeting fatigue
Reduce the number of meetings and the duration.
Have your break – away from screens.
Turn off the camera – we don’t always need to be ‘on’.
Do not multi-task – reduce your distractions during meetings.
Take some time to connect with each other – it breaks down the barrier of the screen.
5 ways to make online meetings productive
Familiarise yourself with the technology before the meeting starts.
Have a clear agenda.
Check-in with each other before the official meeting.
Have someone chair the meeting – it helps reduce the amount of times we speak over each other!
And have someone else take notes – ensuring that the meeting keeps a good pace.
