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The Thing
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David Mitchell investigates meetings from the ancient "thing" to Zoom. Also on the agenda: David learns to chair a meeting and how to deal with the awkward person in the room.
David Mitchell investigates meetings from the ancient "thing" to Zoom. Also on the agenda: executive coach Sophie Bryan teaches David to chair a meeting; fellow comedian Russell Kane explores how different personality types behave in meetings; and Dutch sociologist Wilbert van Vree sums up several millennia of meetings history.
Producer: Chris Ledgard
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Wed 23 Jun 202111:00
BBC Radio 4 FM
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