What Priya Parker has said about Virtual meetings

1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 22, 2026

Priya Parker, Conflict resolution facilitator and author of The Art of Gathering, has been quoted on Virtual meetings once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on June 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Parker argues that Zoom removes the informal communication that binds groups, so hosts must create it deliberately.
“one of the things that creates connection is informal communication. And Zoom is like the enemy of informal, right?”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Try it For 1 Week: Small Ways to Make Your Life Fun & Exciting Again (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 49:30

Episodes

Try it For 1 Week: Small Ways to Make Your Life Fun & Exciting Again
The Mel Robbins Podcast · Jun 22, 2026 · 1 h 14 min
Mel Robbins and Priya Parker discuss how to make gatherings with family, friends, and colleagues more meaningful and fun, including purpose, healthy conflict, and openings and closings.

Priya Parker on other topics

Healthy conflict · 4 quotes
Purpose of gatherings · 3 quotes
Openings and closings of gatherings · 2 quotes
Unhealthy peace · 2 quotes
The Art of Gathering · 2 quotes
The Art of Fighting · 1 quote
Loneliness · 1 quote
Sustained dialogue · 1 quote