If you’ve worked in any kind of company, you’ve likely been to a meeting. They are formal gatherings of employees who aim to align themselves, inform others, collect feedback on situations and decisions, as well as be more present in the eyes of others. Meetings are extremely important to any company and as such most companies tend to have a lot of them, which to some can be a real nuisance.

Ever since the world went into work from home mode, physical meetings have become rarer and rarer and virtual meetings have taken their place. Due to the essential nature of technology at this juncture, businesses have all but revolutionized the way that they work. More meetings are being held than ever before because they are now so easy to hold. Intercompany collaboration is also becoming more commonplace and faster than ever before. However, there are some individuals out there who are always on the move and don’t require a meeting room, but they still do require the standard comforts of an office such as a receptionist, parcel handling services, meeting rooms etc. If you’re one of these people do check out Brisbane virtual office. They’ve got a fantastic range of services on offer.

So why would you choose a physical meeting? With physical meetings, you can rest assured that all the attendants are paying attention to you. If you’re good at speaking to a crowd with lots of hand gestures, voice movement and stage presence, then physical meetings would be the best way for you to get your point across. Physical meetings also lessen the likelihood that people will get distracted by their smartphones. When the speaker is physically in the same room as us, we are more likely to pay attention and concentrate on the speaker. A problem with virtual meetings is that they are often recorded. As such they don’t allow for off the record conversations which can be important to facilitate business between two companies.

Having physical meetings also feels infinitely more personal than a virtual meeting. Simply because they are the best way to get to know what a person is really like. We can see them for how they choose to portray themselves. For how they dress, how they smell, what kind of gait they have etc. With a physical meeting, you also get a good feel for your other meeting attendants, whereas, with virtual meetings, you don’t get that.

However, virtual meetings definitely have their place. If you want to have a meeting with a foreign client you can do it easily and for free using zoom or skype, whereas if you were having a physical meeting you would need to physically fly to the other country to do it. This means that you would need to spend on airfare, accommodation, food, and other miscellaneous expenses.

Virtual meetings are also far more flexible. You can have them practically around the clock, they can include a lot of participants, and you can move them around as you please.