Why are in-person meetings always better than a video conference?

In-person meetings are always better than a video conference because human interaction always beats pixels on a screen. Humans are social animals. They need to meet other humans to survive.  

The Psychology of Socialization 

Scientists believe that an average human meets about three new people every day. Most of us remember the people we meet after age 5. If a person lives for about 78.3 years, if we interact with 3 new people daily in cities, 365 days in a year plus leap yeas days is 365.24. In total it will be (78.3 – 5) x 3 x 365.24 = 80,000 people (about the seating capacity of the Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium, Kolkata). Is that a lot? 

Meeting around 80,000 people during our lives is not a huge feat if we break down the math. All these people are unique in their own way. These are people you could offer something in your social lives, your professional, or your personal life. There are many more people who you will never meet in your lifetime, and yet they might love to have what you can offer to enrich their lives. 

 

So put on a smile, say hello, and strike a conversation with the next person you see. See how you can impact each other’s lives for the better. 

 Meetings & COVID 19 

The dawn of the age of COVID 19 has changed the way how people get a meeting room on rent forever. When the pandemic took over the world, it shut down the economies of entire countries and forced people to work from home. Business meetings moved to online platforms like Skype and Zoom.  

As the world went into overdrive battling the pandemic, companies started adapting to conducting business remotely. Soon people started getting tired of being cooped up in their homes and were desperate to get out in the sun, exercise and have social contact with people. 

 

Why did this happen? 

Unless you are a super introvert like Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory, you cannot stay indoors and talk to people from a plastic screen. People say that introverts have thrived during the lockdown, while extroverts have languished without the opportunity to grab a coffee with your mates.  

That is not true. Yes, introverts have lower requirements in social engagement than the average extrovert. But it boils down to the fact that introverts are better equipped to handle the lockdown blues than the average extrovert. These tools are: the ability to entertain yourself, hobbies that do not involve other people, and the ability to handle loneliness.  

No Distractions 

In 2020, several videos of people managing distractions and work surfaced on the Internet. While they offer comedic relief, they are evidence that remote meetings are a source of several distractions. Nobody likes their pet climbing on their lap while they are on an important business meeting.  

Understand Personalities  

A twitch of an eyebrow, the crinkle of an eye, or the clench of a jaw? The list of body language cues you can see in a physical meeting are endless! You tend out on several body language cues and personality identifiers when you take your meeting online. Learning and identifying these signs are vital in social engagement skills and help you get to know your meeting attendees. 

Strong, Long-term Business Relationships 

According to a study by Harvard University, 95 percent of agree that face-to-face meetings are essential to build strong, long term business relationships.  

Let us think about this! How many people do you reach out to on LinkedIn to form business relationships? How many of them reach back and say that they are pleased to be a part of your growing professional network? The answer is few to none.  

Meeting a person face to face shows that you are willing to go the extra mile to get to know someone and do business with them. It also builds trust, and shows that you value the relationship. Take your business relationships to the next level. Book your next business meeting in Mumbai with InstaGathering. 

 

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