<aside> 💡 This isn't really a meeting, since it's asynchronous. But we're calling it that because many folks are used to doing this work in meetings.

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Status updates are important for members of a distributed team to feel "in the loop" and informed. The main objective of these "meetings" is to communicate with clarity so that everyone is aligned and on the same page. These "meetings" are good for:

• Short updates from team members.
• Status updates on projects or tasks.
• Announcements.
• Deep dives or spotlights on certain work the team is doing.

💪 Advantages

Besides freeing up synchronous meeting time and enabling the whole team to participate, doing this asynchronously opens up some opportunities that wouldn't work so well in synchronous meetings:

• We can divide the updates into smaller well-structured chunks, using text and graphics to convey our message and short Loom videos to provide additional context and give it a human touch. Sometimes reading is easier than listening.
• We can spotlight someone from the team to share their learnings or tell stories of their success without trying to shoehorn it into a limited time slot.
• We can invite guest stars from other teams to share valuable knowledge or updates with the team, regardless of the time zone they're in.
• Larger teams will have room for each member to leave their work/personal update to be read/watched in full as there are fewer time constraints.
• People can ask questions and provide answers without the pressure to perform that some folks feel in synchronous fast-paced meetings.

🏗️ Suggested structure

You can duplicate the template we provided to use with your team. Feel free to customize it or to make your own. 👉

🚀  Top tips:

<aside> 📝 Use this template to gather status updates across your team👇

Template - Team Status Update "Meeting"

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