The guidelines to keep in mind when hosting and or participating in meetings over a distance are: develop rapport with your colleagues by using fun … but do not exaggeratebuild rapport by starting the meetings with informal discussions … but know when to stopget to the point: avoid spending too much time telling stories and providing detailed backgroundthink about the audience: avoid starting detailed discussions with senior managersknow the audience: when the attendees are not responsible for strategies and decisions, cover these topics in a separate meetingaccept the different opinions, behaviors and values motivated by the variety of personalities and cultures, learn from the differencesrespect the personal time: confirm with the audience their preferred times for meetings outside office hours,when the participants are in different time zonesThe project information is stored in a series of documents, tables, charts and databases prepared during project
