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All-hands meeting

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounCommon term

In business english, all-hands meeting means: A meeting for everyone in a company or department, usually led by senior management to share news, results and plans.

In Turkish: genel toplantı, tüm çalışanlar toplantısı, şirket toplantısı

How it is used

Common in tech and international companies, often monthly or quarterly and partly online. People also say 'an all-hands' or 'a town hall'. There is usually a Q&A at the end where staff can ask leaders questions.

Example sentences

  1. The CEO will announce the new strategy at Friday's all-hands meeting.

  2. The quarterly all-hands meeting will be streamed for colleagues in other offices.

Common collocations

  • company all-hands meeting
  • monthly all-hands
  • at the all-hands
  • all-hands Q&A
  • agendaA list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting, usually in the order they will be covered and shared with attendees beforehand.
  • Q&AShort for questions and answers: the part of a presentation, meeting or event when the audience can ask the speaker questions.
  • CEOShort for chief executive officer: the highest-ranking manager in a company, responsible for its overall strategy and results.
  • stand-up meetingA very short daily team meeting, often about 15 minutes, where each person says what they did, what they will do next and what is blocking them.

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