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Not all meetings take place in an office. If you work in a factory or department store, team meetings and staff announcements will often be held on the factory or sales floor. How are they different? Most meetings will be shorter. Most people will be standing up. They will usually be run by the department head, team leader or, maybe, trade union official.

The atmosphere is likely to be much more informal. People will just stand around the speaker. Once the announcement is made, people can ask questions. Then, when it’s over, everyone simply goes back to work.

In many factories and department stores, team ‘huddles’ are popular. These are informal meetings at the beginning or end of the day to remind the team of important points and boost morale.

There’s a last type of meeting that takes place in public. This is when senior members of staff address the troops on more general policy issues. These might take place in the cafeteria or in another public space. Do go. It might be your only chance to see the boss in person!