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7 tools to wow your next board meeting with

Posted by Oliver Corrigan on May 23, 2017 8:30:00 AM
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Business meeting rooms have changed a great deal in the past couple of decades. Where once there might have been a secretary with a typewriter, there are now a whole host of impressive technological tools, all designed to make meetings and conferences run more smoothly.

If you’re a gadget fan, there are few better places to show off your newest tech tools than the board room. Below we’ve shared seven must have items that are sure to impress.

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1. A speakerphone

If you often utilise telephone conferencing tools to virtually meet with colleagues and clients, a wireless speakerphone is likely to be a great help. This type of speakerphone is high quality enough to be effective in a large meeting room, but portable enough to be used on the go.

 

2. A smart board

What better way to chair a board meeting than with the help of a smart board? These futuristic pieces of equipment do everything a monitor or projector does, along with offering touch screen and interactive technology. Use it to share interactive slides, manage a video conference, manipulate data or display collaborative work in real time.

 

3. Note taking monitoring tools

Want to know which sections of your annual report are the most engaging? Note taking monitoring tools such as this one can help you track when your colleagues are taking notes, and when they aren’t. It can be an effective way to see which parts of your presentations were most relevant for your audience, as you can see when they’re most engaged. The technology is easy to use and can provide some great insights.

 

4. Collaborative mind mapping software

How creative are your business meetings? If you often use board room time to brainstorm new ideas, collaborative mind mapping software could be ideal. This type of software can be used to explore new ideas, draw out project plans or even deliver presentations.

 

5. A smartpen

There’s no longer any need to write up notes after your meetings – a smartpen will transmit everything you write on paper to your smartphone or tablet. This means you can enjoy the old-fashioned joy of putting pen to paper safe in the knowledge that all the notes you make will be searchable later. You can even record audio ‘pencasts’ to link to your written notes.

 

6. A laser projector

Why settle for a normal projector when you could be using a smart beam laser projector? These projectors are seriously compact at just over two inches square, meaning they’re easy to take from meeting to meeting. However, a petite projector doesn’t necessarily mean you sacrifice quality. These little boxes can project a screen 100 inches wide with a 720p resolution and the brightness of 200 lumens.

 

7. Hue wireless lighting

If you work in the office that has everything, this last one is for you. Hue Wireless Lighting lets you introduce smart technology to your lighting. These smart bulbs sync with an app on your phone to turn on and off, choose brightness and even change colour. Use them to set the perfect tone in business meetings, ensure everyone has perfect visibility of the presentation screen, or even just light up the room in brand colours.

 

There are so many more exciting gadgets out there too! Have you seen these eight amazing gadgets for your office? Whatever your meeting room needs, we’re here to help. Get in touch to find out more about our meeting rooms for hire in Leeds.

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