# Meetings
Meetings are a great tool to share some knowledge to a large group and get feedback fast, but keep in mind that meetings are consuming a lot of work time.
# Our meetings
We use Google Meet by default.
# Team and cross-team meetings
- When:
Every Monday
. See Corporate Calendar. - Why: We use that meeting to synchronize our progress.
Meetings:
- CS Team Meeting
- Dev Meeting
- Design Meeting
# Demos and meetup
- When:
on demand
. - Why: To share new features and get feedback from other teams.
- Who: At least one member of each team.
- What: Anyone can demonstrate something that other teams would be interested in, i.e. new features.
# All-hands meeting
- When:
Every Friday
(see Corporate Calendar)
Structure:
10 minutes
we waiting for everyone. No-record time.5 minutes
for the news.10 minutes
for Marketing and Sales.10 minutes
for Customer Success.10 minutes
for Q&A.
# 1-on-1s meetings (ne-on-ones)
- Why: We use 1-on-1s to make sure if everyone is ok and to exchange the feedback.
- Who: HR, CEO, or a team leader shedules a call with another person.
# Gudelines for meetings
# Host checklist
- Prepare and publish agenda in advance.
- Schedule the meeting in google calendar:
- Use company calendar for company-wide events.
- Use your work calendar for meetings in small groups. Add participants aas guests.
- Try to publish a brief and materials in Slack in advance.
- Record the meeting or write down a summary.
- Upload recording to Google Drive or publish the summary in
#annoucements
channel.
# Participant checklist
- Switch on the camera. If you can't for some reason, tell about that.
- Mute the microphone when you don't speak.
- Don't interrupt.
- Follow the agenda. If you have another topic to talk, be sure it's short or add it to the agenda of the next meeting.
# How to schedule a meeting
- Open meet.google.com (opens new window).
- Press
New meeting
→Schedule in Google Calendar
. - Add an event and add persons or groups who must participate in. Use you personal calendar to store the event instead of Apliteni.
- (Optional) If it is a public event duplicate it to an
#announcements
channel.