Now I partly agree with this, but there is a bit of activation energy to conquer.<p>If the audience starts by looking at the phone&#x2F;laptop, you have to basically buzzfeed people into paying attention (&quot;Oh, here&#x27;s a cat picture haha, now back to our MRR discussion&quot;) for enough time to get the 30 seconds of attention to get them. Because if not, people&#x27;s attention is already captured by the device<p>If the policy is like &quot;don&#x27;t use your laptops for the first couple of minutes&quot;, then at least you timebox the important stuff and give the talker a chance.