Opinion: Above all else, virtual meetings should endure in the new normal

Switchboard’s Kathleen Reid pleads her case for the virtual meeting.

By now, you’ve probably heard the joke that virtual meetings are basically modern seances:

“Kathleen, are you here?”

“Make a sound if you can hear us!”

“Is anyone else with you?”

“We can’t see you, can you hear us?”

However chaotic and confusing virtual meetings can be—even after two years of non-stop practice—I hope they continue to be a big part of busines…