townhall

English translation: virtual (online) all-hands meeting

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English term or phrase:townhall
Selected answer:virtual (online) all-hands meeting
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

10:52 Oct 13, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: townhall
When COVID-19 hit and work-from-home provisos were implemented, XXX organised virtual activities and townhalls, and took its annual learning festival online so that employees continued to stay engaged and connected even though they were apart.

In the above, does "townhall" mean towhall meeting?

Thank you for your advice.
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 10:47
virtual (online) all-hands meeting
Explanation:
all-hands meeting is a synonym for a townhall meeting and here means the company being in cntact with all their employessbut virtually rather than in a conference hall

https://expertprogrammanagement.com/2017/11/town-hall-meetin...

"The purpose of a town hall meeting is to allow:

Management to keep their team up to date on important information.
The team to ask questions of management and give their feedback.
Everyone to understand the goals and values of the organization.
Town hall meetings also go by the name of All-Hands meetings. The term “all-hands” captures exactly who needs to attend the town hall meeting. Everyone!..."

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typos: ...in contact with all their employees but...

https://blog.hubilo.com/why-and-how-host-virtual-town-hall-m...

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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 01:47
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4 +2virtual (online) all-hands meeting
Yvonne Gallagher
5Yes, it does
Anastasia Andriani
4 -1онлайн среща на ръководството
Emilia Delibasheva


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Yes, it does


Explanation:
Town hall meetings, also referred to as town halls or town hall forums, an expression that originates mainly from North America, are a way for local and national politicians to meet with their constituents either to hear from them on topics of interest or to discuss specific upcoming legislation or regulation.


    Reference: http://wikipedia.org
Anastasia Andriani
Indonesia
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: not about politicians in this context
2 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
онлайн среща на ръководството


Explanation:
Much like a regular town hall or company-wide meeting, a virtual town hall is an online meeting where company leadership openly discuss various business-related topics with all employees. These meetings play an important role in creating alignment and building trust amongst remote employees, renewing their sense of belonging to the company.


    https://blog.pigeonholelive.com/virtual-town-halls
Emilia Delibasheva
Local time: 03:47
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  writeaway: English language (monolingual)
45 mins
  -> For a moment I thought that might be a Japanese person living in Bulgaria. There are quite a few of them here.

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: wrong headline language. English "monolingual" means just that. Your explanation is OK but what's the point of Bulgarian for a Japanese native?//:-)
2 hrs
  -> I am sorry I had just not realized it was monolingual.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
virtual (online) all-hands meeting


Explanation:
all-hands meeting is a synonym for a townhall meeting and here means the company being in cntact with all their employessbut virtually rather than in a conference hall

https://expertprogrammanagement.com/2017/11/town-hall-meetin...

"The purpose of a town hall meeting is to allow:

Management to keep their team up to date on important information.
The team to ask questions of management and give their feedback.
Everyone to understand the goals and values of the organization.
Town hall meetings also go by the name of All-Hands meetings. The term “all-hands” captures exactly who needs to attend the town hall meeting. Everyone!..."

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-10-13 13:47:36 GMT)
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typos: ...in contact with all their employees but...

https://blog.hubilo.com/why-and-how-host-virtual-town-hall-m...

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Note added at 5 days (2020-10-18 21:43:24 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 01:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 129
Grading comment
Thank you!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I've never seen this used in a corporate context rather than a political one.
1 hr
  -> Thank you!

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
  -> Many thanks:-)
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