There are so many things we can do as meeting guests to have a more positive impact on good meeting habits and help the host, as well as ourselves, to make effective meetings.

Just as an airline pilot needs a pre-flight plan to understand what distance, weight, fuel status, and other critical details are needed during the flight, so does your guest so they can prepare for the meeting and have confidence in what they need to do and how they can contribute.

Here are some ideas that can help make remote meetings more effective when avoiding the potential pitfalls.

Companies still want to have the functionality that they would experience while in the same physical location. That is definitely possible, thanks in large part to video conferencing solutions including a free video conference app.

Businesses can save money and be more productive by taking advantage of free video conferencing tools so all parties can be present and see the others’ responses.