Town Hall Meeting
What is the purpose of a town hall meeting?
Town hall meeting definition
Town hall meetings are a way for a company’s management to meet and connect with their employees. Company town hall meetings tend to be hosted by a member of upper management and are attended by all employees either in a large meeting space or conference hall or via virtual platforms like Zoom.
Town hall meetings have three primary purposes:
Align the company to the same goals
Close the gap between management and employees
Build corporate culture
All-hands versus town hall
While people often use the two terms interchangeably, a town hall meeting is more of a question-and-answer-based affair. In contrast, all-hands meetings are generally more focused on conveying a message and making a key presentation.
What do you discuss in a town hall meeting
Town hall meetings usually follow a strict plan that looks something like this:
Opening address.
State of the Company presentation.
Address results of a poll sent before the meeting.
Features/initiatives in focus.
Q&A.
Ending points.
Survey.
Minutes shared and post-mortem.
Can you hold a town hall meeting on Zoom?
Zoom and video calls are becoming the norm thanks to the increase in remote working. Using these platforms for town hall meetings has been commonplace for a while now. Sometimes it’s simply not possible for everyone to be in the same place at once, so hosting a virtual town hall offers a way to involve everyone without the need to travel.
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