Types of meeting

Meeting falls into three categories; information-sharing, problem-solving and ritual activities. Purpose of information-sharing meeting s to exchange information informing group members about new developments, emerging trends and the coming weeks task, and to keep them up to date on the activities. Problem solving or decision-making meeting is to decide some action or make a change in existing policies or procedures. Because problem-solving and decision-making meetings are the most chalenging types of group activity, the bulk of this chapter discusses how to conduct the effectively. Ritual activities are to allows user to create teleconference, add video to meetings, give software demonstration, deliver presentation via the Web and share computer application. Anyone in the meeting can view and edit shared documents to take meeting participation on a Web tour. Virtual meetings can take several forms. Teleconferences are essentially multiparty telephone conferences. Videoconferences allow users in distant locations to see one another.