Comments on: Foundation of Face to Face http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/06/better-meetings-day-10-foundation-of-face-to-face/ Better Software / Better World Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Better Meetings Day #15: Virtual or Face to Face: is That the Question?—Qworky Blog http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/06/better-meetings-day-10-foundation-of-face-to-face/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Better Meetings Day #15: Virtual or Face to Face: is That the Question?—Qworky Blog Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:58:59 +0000 http://www.qworky.com/?p=596#comment-943 [...] Waisbren on Better Meetings Day #10: Foundation of Face to Face: I couldn’t agree with you more [...] [...] Waisbren on Better Meetings Day #10: Foundation of Face to Face: I couldn’t agree with you more [...]

]]> By: Harry Waisbren http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/06/better-meetings-day-10-foundation-of-face-to-face/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Harry Waisbren Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:52:04 +0000 http://www.qworky.com/?p=596#comment-880 I couldn't agree with you more that "virtual relationships will inevitably lead to more face to face meetings." Moreover, I see them leading to better face to face meetings! Relationships culled from the less constricting virtual meetings (that would not have jumped off if relying on face time or no meetings at all) will have a stronger base to begin a relationship in the flesh. Time will also be saved from meetings in which you may have had unnecessary time face to face as well, making it that much more worthwhile to prepare for the benefits that face time allows. Face time can be a boon for a relationship, and by extension, a boon for business---seems more than worthwhile to take its benefits seriously! I couldn’t agree with you more that “virtual relationships will inevitably lead to more face to face meetings.”

Moreover, I see them leading to better face to face meetings!

Relationships culled from the less constricting virtual meetings (that would not have jumped off if relying on face time or no meetings at all) will have a stronger base to begin a relationship in the flesh.

Time will also be saved from meetings in which you may have had unnecessary time face to face as well, making it that much more worthwhile to prepare for the benefits that face time allows.

Face time can be a boon for a relationship, and by extension, a boon for business—seems more than worthwhile to take its benefits seriously!

]]> By: Jenise Fryatt http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/06/better-meetings-day-10-foundation-of-face-to-face/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Jenise Fryatt Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:49:51 +0000 http://www.qworky.com/?p=596#comment-856 Thanks for this excellent post, Harry. Like you, I've learned to NEVER underestimate the power of face to face. Yes, you can get a lot done through conference calls, Skype and virtual meetings, but they never offer the opportunities that spending real time in real life with people offers. Shared experiences, spontaneous conversations, the experience of personality nuances are much harder to come by, virtually. There's also something about the immediacy and intimacy of the face to face moment that can't quite be recreated. All of these things really help us to know a person and that, of course is how you build rapport which is the foundation of business. So I don't think the events industry is likely to go virtual and leave us all looking for work. If anything I believe that virtual relationships will inevitably lead to more face to face meetings. Thanks for this excellent post, Harry. Like you, I’ve learned to NEVER underestimate the power of face to face. Yes, you can get a lot done through conference calls, Skype and virtual meetings, but they never offer the opportunities that spending real time in real life with people offers. Shared experiences, spontaneous conversations, the experience of personality nuances are much harder to come by, virtually. There’s also something about the immediacy and intimacy of the face to face moment that can’t quite be recreated.

All of these things really help us to know a person and that, of course is how you build rapport which is the foundation of business. So I don’t think the events industry is likely to go virtual and leave us all looking for work. If anything I believe that virtual relationships will inevitably lead to more face to face meetings.

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