meetings
Agenda-driven gatherings
Meetings is the plural of meeting—gatherings where people come together to discuss, decide, or share information.
The word covers everything from formal board meetings to casual get-togethers: I have three meetings today, The meetings ran long.
In workplace culture, meetings have become synonymous with productivity drain: Could've been an email.
Formal expert discussion meeting
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- forumGathering place for discourse
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
colloquium · workshop · panel · keynote · plenary · session · presentation · proceedings
Formal argument on issues
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- talksSpeaks with others
discourse · roundtable · negotiation · brainstorming · feedback · review · debrief · huddle
Formal discussion list
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
preparation · calendar · invite · organizer · recurring · booking · availability · reschedule
Gathering after separation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
banquet · conclave · ceremony · quorum · attendees · participants · invitees · RSVP
Process of choosing actions
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- takeawaysPrincipal points retained
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
- consensusGeneral group agreement
resolution · agreement · alignment · accountability · assignments · recap · summary · documentation
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- minglingCasual social interaction
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
- icebreakersSocial warm-up activities
rapport · acquaintances · referrals · follow-ups · mixers · schmoozing · handshakes · LinkedIn
symposium
Formal expert discussion meeting
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- forumGathering place for discourse
seminar · colloquium · workshop · panel · keynote · plenary · session · presentation · proceedings · expo
debate
Formal argument on issues
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
talks · discourse · roundtable · negotiation · brainstorming · feedback · review · debrief · huddle · check-in
agenda
Formal discussion list
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
coordination · preparation · calendar · invite · organizer · recurring · booking · availability · reschedule · cancellation
reunion
Gathering after separation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
get-together · banquet · conclave · ceremony · quorum · attendees · participants · invitees · RSVP · seating
decision-making
Process of choosing actions
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- takeawaysPrincipal points retained
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
consensus · resolution · agreement · alignment · accountability · assignments · recap · summary · documentation · sign-off
contacts
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- minglingCasual social interaction
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
icebreakers · rapport · acquaintances · referrals · follow-ups · mixers · schmoozing · handshakes · LinkedIn
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
- boardroomconference table, board members, chairman, chairperson, directors
- business activitieshiring, firing, training, planning, selling
- business culturebusiness cards, business hours, business meals, dress code, dress codes
meetingsseparations
Acts of dividing apart
partings · departures · dispersals · dissolutions · scatterings
meetingssolo work
Creation by one person
deep work · independent work · focus time · meetingless · isolation
meetingsdivergences
Points where paths separate
dispersions · scatterings · disbandments · fragmentations · splinterings
- meeting upGathering with others
- meeting placeDesignated gathering location
- meeting roomSpace for scheduled gatherings
- board meetingFormal executive gathering
- family meetingHousehold discussion gathering
- online meetingsRemote group video sessions
meeting, meetinghouse, meeting room, meetinghouses, premeeting, meeting of minds