We’ve added some extra functionality to file attachments:

1. Add a description to your file
When you attach a file you can add an optional description:

2. Get email alerts when a file is attached
We send you an email notification when an attendee suggests an agenda topic. Now we’ll also send you an email notification when an attendee attaches a file. This keeps you aware of updates without having to visit your meeting page.

3. A list of files gets sent out with the agenda and minutes
When you email your attendees the agenda or minutes, the email will also include a list of the meeting’s files:

Attendees can review information and download attachments right from the email.

Questions or feedback?

Feel free to leave a comment or send us an email at contact[at]meetingmix.com

We started MeetingMix to solve the problems we keep seeing in meetings – unfocused agendas, off-topic discussions, and no actionable decisions. These problems often become so critical that they make meetings ineffective; it’s common to hear attendees talk about what a waste of time that last meeting was.

The solution for poor meetings has been to just have less meetings. This doesn’t acknowledge the core problems though, and it doesn’t help you with the meetings you need to keep around.

Our goal is to help your meetings end-to-end, from creating the agenda before the meeting to sending out the minutes after the meeting. We want to make meetings less daunting for you to run, and more useful for everyone involved.

Thanks for dropping by and checking our software out. If there’s something we’re not doing right, or there’s a feature that you’d like to see, feel free to email us any time contact[at]meetingmix.com.

We’ve added a tool that you can use inside of your meeting to keep it on track. It’s a slide show view of your agenda, and it shows you which topic you should be discussing and how much time has been spent on this topic.

How does this help?

The biggest complaint we hear from meeting organizers is meetings get off track. The conversation drifts away from the agenda or too much time is spent on a topic, resulting in the meeting not accomplishing its goals.

The in-meeting tool addresses this problem. It should be used inside of the meeting and it helps the organizer drive the meeting. It prominently shows you which topic you should be discussing, how much time has been spent on this topic, and what’s left on the agenda.

It also lets you take organized minutes during the meeting. It can be difficult to drive the meeting, follow the discussion, and take minutes all at the same time. To help, we’ve designed the tool so you can quickly summarize each topic’s discussion.

How does this work?

On the right side of your meeting page there’s a link titled “Use the in-meeting tool” under the section “Meeting Tools”:

Clicking that link will launch the in-meeting tool in a new window. When you run the tool you’ll see which topic you should be discussing, who should be presenting it, and how much time has been spent on this topic:

You can also add minutes for each topic, assign action items, and add parking lot items.

The tool is meant to be used inside of your meeting, but feel free to try it out beforehand. You can try it as many times as you need, and it won’t affect any of your meeting’s information.

Questions or feedback?

Let us know what else you’d like to see in this tool! Feel free to leave a comment or send us an email at contact[at]meetingmix.com