A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Meetings can be used as form of group decision making.
A meeting is a gathering of two or more people that has been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal through verbal interaction, such as sharing information or reaching agreement.[1] Meetings may occur face-to-face or virtually, as mediated by communications technology, such as a telephone conference call, a skyped conference call or a videoconference. One Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a meeting as "an act or process of coming together" - for example "as [...] an assembly for a common purpose [...]".[2]
Anthropologist Helen B. Schwartzman defines a meeting as "a communicative event involving three or more people who agree to assemble for a purpose ostensibly related to the functioning of an organization or group."[4] For her, meetings are characterized by "multiparty talk that is episodic in nature, and participants either develop or use specific conventions for regulating this talk."[4]
The term "meeting" may refer to a lecture (one presentation), seminar (typically several presentations, small audience, one day), conference (mid-size, one or more days), congress (large, several days), exhibition or trade show (with staffed stands being visited by passers-by), workshop (smaller, with active participants), training course, team-building session and kick-off event.
Common types of meeting include:
Committee meeting, a coming-together of a defined subset of an organization
Investigative meeting, generally when conducting a pre-interview, exit interview or a meeting among the investigator and representative
Kickoff meeting, the first meeting with a project team and the client of the project to discuss the role of each team-member[5]
Staff meeting, typically a meeting between a manager and those that report to that manager
Team meeting, in project contexts - a meeting among colleagues working on various aspects of a team project.
Other varieties include breakfast meetings[7] off-site meetings (or Awayday meetings in the UK), and "stand-up meetings" where participants stand up to encourage brevity.
Since a meeting can be held once or often, the meeting organizer has to determine the repetition and frequency of occurrence of the meeting: one-time, recurring meeting, or a series meeting such as a monthly "lunch and learn" event at a company, church, club or organization in which the placeholder is the same, but the agenda and topics to be covered vary.[citation needed] In Russian, a "flying meeting" (Russian: летучий митинг, romanized: letuchij miting) is a hastily called brief meeting.[8]
Meetings have been studied using conversation analysis. Meetings are thought of as a distinct speech exchange system with different norms and rules. Participants may move in and out of the conversation exchange system during the meeting. A meeting will often have a chair who has some control over the discussion in the meeting. The chair may have a superior position in a social hierarchy or be appointed as a facilitator.[9]
The beginning of the meeting speech exchange system is often indicated by nonverbal cues, or stating the purpose of the meeting. In formal meetings, the chair has control over turn-taking in a conversation. In informal meetings the participants often decide for themselves who turn taking functions with the chair occasionally intervening. Non-verbal communication with the chair may be used to take a turn.[9]
Often the chair will control the choice of topic of discussion, different chairs will control the conversation in different ways. A pre-closing formulation is an individual's summarization of the groups understanding of a topic. Silence is often used to indicate agreement to this final formalization. Turns within a topic are expected to be related to previous turns of the topic as a whole. In settings turns are long and more loosely related to the previous turns. In these cases, the speaker may introduce the subject matter of the turn and related it to the agenda topic.
^Meeting – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (n.d.). Dictionary and Thesaurus – Merriam-Webster Online. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
^ Montgomery, Rhonda J.; Strick, Sandra K. (1994). Meetings, Conventions, and Expositions: An Introduction to the Industry. New York: Wiley. ISBN9780471284390. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
^ abSchwartzman, Helen B. (1989). The Meeting : Gatherings in Organizations and Communities. Springer US. p. 7. ISBN978-1-4899-0885-8. OCLC 859586941.
^Sullivant, J. (2007). Strategies for Protecting National Critical Infrastructure Assets: A Focus on Problem-Solving. Wiley. p. 89. ISBN978-0-470-22836-4. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^"Staff Meeting In Organization-5 Sure Shot Benefits - Bolly Movie Review Tech". 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
^Chaney, L.H.; Martin, J.S. (2007). The Essential Guide to Business Etiquette. Praeger. p. 114. ISBN978-0-275-99714-4. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ Mokiyenko, Valeri; Nikitina, Tatjana (1998). "митинг". Толковый словарь языка Совдепии [Explanatory dictionary of the language of the Sovdepia] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Фолио-Пресс. ISBN5-7627-0103-4. Retrieved 2018-09-21. Летучий митинг[:] Экстренно собранный непродолжительный митинг.
^ abSvennevig, Jan (2012-02-01). "Interaction in workplace meetings". Discourse Studies. 14 (1): 3–10. doi:10.1177/1461445611427203. ISSN 1461-4456. S2CID 143946230.
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Johansen, Robert; Vallee, Jacques; Spangler, Kathleen. "Electronic Meetings: Technical Alternatives". ACM Digital Library. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
Olson, Gary M.; Olson, Judith S.; Carter, Mark R. (1992). "Small group design meetings: an analysis of collaboration". Human-Computer Interaction. 7 (4): 347–374. doi:10.1207/s15327051hci0704_1. ISSN 0737-0024. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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This article is about meetings in general For meetings in organizations that use parliamentary procedure see Meeting parliamentary procedure For multi event athletic competitions see Track and field Meetings A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics often in a formal or business setting but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments Meetings can be used as form of group decision making Contents 1 Definition 2 Types 3 Conversational analysis 4 See also 5 References 6 Further readingDefinition EditA meeting is a gathering of two or more people that has been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal through verbal interaction such as sharing information or reaching agreement 1 Meetings may occur face to face or virtually as mediated by communications technology such as a telephone conference call a skyped conference call or a videoconference One Merriam Webster dictionary defines a meeting as an act or process of coming together for example as an assembly for a common purpose 2 Meeting planners and other meeting professionals may use the term meeting to denote an event booked at a hotel convention center or any other venue dedicated to such gatherings 1 3 Anthropologist Helen B Schwartzman defines a meeting as a communicative event involving three or more people who agree to assemble for a purpose ostensibly related to the functioning of an organization or group 4 For her meetings are characterized by multiparty talk that is episodic in nature and participants either develop or use specific conventions for regulating this talk 4 Types Edit nbsp Meetings sometimes take place in conference rooms nbsp First staff meeting of a new executive nbsp Training meeting about sustainable design The photo shows a training meeting with factory workers in a stainless steel ecodesign company in Rio de Janeiro Brazil The term meeting may refer to a lecture one presentation seminar typically several presentations small audience one day conference mid size one or more days congress large several days exhibition or trade show with staffed stands being visited by passers by workshop smaller with active participants training course team building session and kick off event Common types of meeting include Committee meeting a coming together of a defined subset of an organization Investigative meeting generally when conducting a pre interview exit interview or a meeting among the investigator and representative Kickoff meeting the first meeting with a project team and the client of the project to discuss the role of each team member 5 Town hall meeting an informal public gathering Work meeting which produces a product or intangible result such as a decision 6 compare working group Board meeting a meeting of the board of directors of an organization Management meeting a meeting among managers Staff meeting typically a meeting between a manager and those that report to that manager Team meeting in project contexts a meeting among colleagues working on various aspects of a team project Other varieties include breakfast meetings 7 off site meetings or Awayday meetings in the UK and stand up meetings where participants stand up to encourage brevity Since a meeting can be held once or often the meeting organizer has to determine the repetition and frequency of occurrence of the meeting one time recurring meeting or a series meeting such as a monthly lunch and learn event at a company church club or organization in which the placeholder is the same but the agenda and topics to be covered vary citation needed In Russian a flying meeting Russian letuchij miting romanized letuchij miting is a hastily called brief meeting 8 Conversational analysis EditSee also Conversation analysis Basic structures Meetings have been studied using conversation analysis Meetings are thought of as a distinct speech exchange system with different norms and rules Participants may move in and out of the conversation exchange system during the meeting A meeting will often have a chair who has some control over the discussion in the meeting The chair may have a superior position in a social hierarchy or be appointed as a facilitator 9 The beginning of the meeting speech exchange system is often indicated by nonverbal cues or stating the purpose of the meeting In formal meetings the chair has control over turn taking in a conversation In informal meetings the participants often decide for themselves who turn taking functions with the chair occasionally intervening Non verbal communication with the chair may be used to take a turn 9 Often the chair will control the choice of topic of discussion different chairs will control the conversation in different ways A pre closing formulation is an individual s summarization of the groups understanding of a topic Silence is often used to indicate agreement to this final formalization Turns within a topic are expected to be related to previous turns of the topic as a whole In settings turns are long and more loosely related to the previous turns In these cases the speaker may introduce the subject matter of the turn and related it to the agenda topic See also Edit nbsp Business portal nbsp Society portalAction item Agenda Online diary planner BarCamp Conference room Event management Facilitation business International Congress Calendar Meeting point Meeting scheduling tool Minutes Official trip Organizational development Parliamentary procedure Quaker meeting for worship Robert s Rules of Order Scientific meeting Town meeting Task list UnconferenceReferences Edit a b Meeting and Convention Planners 2009 December 17 U S Bureau of Labor Statistics Retrieved April 21 2010 Meeting Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary n d Dictionary and Thesaurus Merriam Webster Online Retrieved 2016 02 04 Montgomery Rhonda J Strick Sandra K 1994 Meetings Conventions and Expositions An Introduction to the Industry New York Wiley ISBN 9780471284390 Retrieved 2016 02 04 a b Schwartzman Helen B 1989 The Meeting Gatherings in Organizations and Communities Springer US p 7 ISBN 978 1 4899 0885 8 OCLC 859586941 Sullivant J 2007 Strategies for Protecting National Critical Infrastructure Assets A Focus on Problem Solving Wiley p 89 ISBN 978 0 470 22836 4 Retrieved October 1 2018 Staff Meeting In Organization 5 Sure Shot Benefits Bolly Movie Review Tech 2022 10 19 Retrieved 2022 10 20 Chaney L H Martin J S 2007 The Essential Guide to Business Etiquette Praeger p 114 ISBN 978 0 275 99714 4 Retrieved October 1 2018 Mokiyenko Valeri Nikitina Tatjana 1998 miting Tolkovyj slovar yazyka Sovdepii Explanatory dictionary of the language of the Sovdepia in Russian Saint Petersburg Folio Press ISBN 5 7627 0103 4 Retrieved 2018 09 21 Letuchij miting Ekstrenno sobrannyj neprodolzhitelnyj miting a b Svennevig Jan 2012 02 01 Interaction in workplace meetings Discourse Studies 14 1 3 10 doi 10 1177 1461445611427203 ISSN 1461 4456 S2CID 143946230 Further reading Edit nbsp Look up meeting in Wiktionary the free dictionary nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meetings Johansen Robert Vallee Jacques Spangler Kathleen Electronic Meetings Technical Alternatives ACM Digital Library Retrieved October 1 2018 Olson Gary M Olson Judith S Carter Mark R 1992 Small group design meetings an analysis of collaboration Human Computer Interaction 7 4 347 374 doi 10 1207 s15327051hci0704 1 ISSN 0737 0024 Retrieved October 1 2018 Effective Meetings at Work Taylor amp Francis 2007 ISBN 978 1 136 40844 1 Retrieved October 1 2018 112 pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meeting amp oldid 1179724408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
