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19/04/2021 GMT

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How did meetings evolve and just how effective are they at actually getting stuff done?

How did meetings evolve and just how effective are they at actually getting stuff done? British comedian David Mitchell has been investigating the "meeting-isation" of society.

Every day 55 million meetings take place in the United States. But just how effective are they at actually getting stuff done? British comedian David Mitchell has been investigating how the meeting evolved and the "meeting-isation" of society.

(Picture: a man boring colleagues during a meeting. Credit: Getty Images.)

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