Inntel - Meet Better - Virtually, Hybrid or Face to Face

Meet Better - Virtually, Hybrid or Face to Face Live Meetings and Events According to Chris Beedie, Professor of Cognition and Neuroscience and co-founder of CHX, a leading science-led performance and culture consultancy, people perform better when they are with other people. He explains: ‘There are clear and tangible benefits in how we feel, behave and perform when we are around other people because we have evolved as social animals’. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic will change the way we meet in, at least, the near future. There has also been a realisation that we may have been meeting too often and without clear objectives, with unnecessary travel costs and reduced productivity as a result. Therefore, we may meet less but we will meet better! Meet less but meet better! Delegates may feel apprehensive as they are considering attending their first external meetings and will consider whether a meeting or event is essential to their business or skill set. The quality of a venue, catering, accommodation and their safety protocols will be paramount in the decision making of a delegate:  Ensure that your chosen meeting space has natural daylight and can open the windows for circulation of fresh air  Consider booking a venue with outside space so delegates can go outside for fresh air at regular intervals  Have details available on how catering will be served and ensure that the quality of the catering is of the highest standard. Buffets will be a thing of the past for the foreseeable future but many venues are offering high quality and safe alternatives The value of face to face meetings and live events has been emphasised in the last few months when people have started to suffer from virtual fatigue as a result of endless Zoom calls.