I\u2019ve been thinking about meeting collaboration tools for a few years, and I need to publish my thoughts so I can get them out of my head (or start doing something about it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So let\u2019s say we\u2019re building a new, Web based tool called \u201cLive Meeting Agenda\u201d. Someone uses it to create an initial agenda, then send its URL to each participant, so people can collaborate on the agenda. Before or during the meeting, anyone can add items, slides, notes, links, files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Web app has one Web page per agenda item, like this (click to enlarge):<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Each agenda item can contain multiple \u201cslides\u201d. The image above shows two slides. Anyone with proper permissions can add and edit slides, even during the meeting. When you click on a slide\u2019s \u201cPresent this slide\u201d button, it changes to \u201cCurrently presenting\u201d and with a little magic, people see the slide up on the projector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The magic is in the \u201cautopilot\u201d: Any participant can turn it on to switch her browser into \u201cprojector mode\u201d. In this mode, the browser will automatically be notified when a \u201cPresent this slide\u201d button has been clicked, and it will display the slide. Hook up a computer with a full-screen browser on \u201cautopilot\u201d to a projector, and you\u2019re remote-controlling the big screen. Remote meeting participants might also want to use autopilot to always see the current screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending on permissions, any participant can take over by clicking one of the \u201cPresent this slide\u201d buttons. Maybe on a fresh slide which he just added during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n An assortment of some more possible features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe what I\u2019m dreaming of has already been built? Please let me know! And I\u2019d also love feedback on the fictional product I\u2019ve outlined. Would you use it, would you pay for it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Update (2016-01-13):<\/em> Minute<\/a> doesn\u2019t have any presentation features, but the meeting agenda part is somewhat similar to what I\u2019ve sketched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Update (2017-01-13):<\/em> Christian Heilmann in 7 tricks to have very successful conference calls<\/a>: \u201cHave the agenda editable to everyone available during the meeting \u2013 this way people can edit and note down things that have been said. [\u2026] Distribute presenter materials before the call. [\u2026] If they have the slide deck locally, they can watch it without blurs and delays.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/files.strehle.de\/tim\/blog\/2015-12-15_Live_Meeting_Agenda_Draft.png\")
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