Benefits of off-site meetings

Every business uses meetings as a way of getting things done. Occasionally, it may be beneficial for these meetings to be held off-site at a venue where you can deliver your message more effectively. There are lots of advantages of doing so, here are some reasons to consider.

Productivity and focus. By taking your meeting away from the usual office, you are taking away the everyday distractions and enabling the attendees to be more fully engaged. So much gets done through interactive engagement with fewer distractions.

Face-to-face networking time. With today’s technology, we are able to communicate regularly and quickly through email and video conferencing. This however is no substitute for meeting face-to-face. Sitting in the same room together, you're able to pick up on non-verbal cues that can otherwise be easily missed. Don't underestimate the hand gestures, facial expressions - especially by the members of the group who don't have the floor - and other nuances that allow members to better relate to one another.

Team building exercises are an important component of many off-site meetings. They offer the opportunity to work together in a different context, enabling you to see each other in a different light, find out more about each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and learn to work together playing to each person’s strengths. They can also be a lot of fun!

Better technology. Taking your meeting off-site may give you access to more advanced or newer technology, allowing you to be more creative with what you present and how you present it. When presentations are more engaging, people tend to get more out of them, making the meeting more productive.

Inspire creativity. Taking meetings off-site is especially important to consider when you're making strategic decisions, providing employees with career-enhancing training, or want to promote brainstorming. We've all been in conference rooms where we've met time and time again. When this happens, people tend to take the same seat and stare out the same window. Similar to familial roles, co-workers can also cling to their place in the group. By moving your meeting to an off-site location, you lift some of these barriers that stifle creativity. Off-site venues also enable employees to break out of their office personality and relate to one another in different ways, which can generate meaningful, creative ideas.

At Mantle Business Centres our meeting rooms are designed with you in mind. Whatever your requirement, we have the flexibility in size as well as in location.

Whatever kind of venue you are looking for, we can oblige and provide the technology, stationery and food to make even the toughest board meeting run smoothly.

Give us a call on 0333 00 66 330 or email us to book a meeting room