Better Meetings  About the Genesys Meetings Survey: the truth about meetings today

Genesys Conferencing, in conjunction with TNS Express Online Omnibus, a service of TNS, conducted a multi-customer survey where 1,000 adults in randomly selected households across the United States were interviewed online.

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There's Hope for Meetings!

While nearly 70% of respondents admitted that less than half of the meetings they've attended in the last six months were worthwhile, survey data suggests that 44% would like to have faster meetings. In addition: Nearly 80% of those surveyed found team meetings to be useful for getting and sharing the information they need 7 in 10 workers want meetings that are better organized 80% believe they would be good at planning and executing an enjoyable and productive meeting

	The Meeting Alternative: Mowing the Lawn?
	While workers value effective meetings, they would do just about anything to get out of attending an ineffective one. When asked what they would prefer to do instead of sitting through a boring meeting: 54% of those polled said they would rather mow the lawn 41% said they would rather wash the kitchen floor 25% said they would prefer a trip to the dentist

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Visuals are the best way to teach your audience.

According to a University of California at Los Angeles study, 55% percent of what an audience learns comes directly from the visual messages seen during a presentation--compared to 38% from audio messages. By combining audio and visual presentation messages, presenters can help ensure that their communication objectives are met.

Why not read our Top 10 Hints & Tips? Make sure your meeting participants aren't mentally 'mowing the lawn' during one of your meetings!