{"id":3000027236,"date":"2021-01-22T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?p=3000027236"},"modified":"2021-09-07T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T19:33:00","slug":"benefits-of-in-person-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/creativity-culture\/benefits-of-in-person-meetings","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of in-person meetings and how to still have them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The telltale ding of another Zoom invite landing in your inbox might fill you with a certain sense of dread, but virtual meetings<\/a> are a lifeline for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>. With in-person meetings no longer an option, decentralized teams still have the tools they need to stay connected and collaborate over vast distances, in ways that wouldn\u2019t have been practical just a few years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as essential as virtual meetings are, the technology isn\u2019t without its shortcomings. Meaning can be lost, faces squished into a grid of thumbnails are less expressive, and people’s attention can gradually wander back to the Instagram feed. In addition to helping us stay productive and unified during the pandemic, virtual meetings have also highlighted exactly what\u2019s so effective about in-person meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do you safely host a face-to-face meeting during a pandemic? Before we get into that, let\u2019s first take a look at some of the advantages of meeting in person.<\/p>\n\n\n