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12 tips for meetings 1.
Have a pre-meeting meeting 2. Use the agenda creatively and
specifically: ·
make sure the agenda item states clearly
what it is about ·
list items in order of importance ·
time items ·
make clear who needs to be present for
each item 3. Have action points rather than full
minutes whenever you can 4. No meeting should last longer than
two hours – concentration suffers after 30 minutes 5. Have odd start times for meeting –
to encourage people turning up on time 6. Have a meeting toward the end of the
day – people want to go home so the meeting will keep to time 7. Have some ground rules for meeting: ·
People will stick to times ·
Everybody has the right to be listened
to ·
Build rather than block – ‘yes
and’ rather than ‘yes but’ ·
Do not allow AOB – last minute
additions to agenda must be agreed with the Chair 8. Have a seating plan 9. Write up any minutes straight away 10. Have breaks and refreshments 11. Use the appropriate style of
meeting: ·
Decision only ·
Information only ·
Stand up meetings ·
Rock and roll meetings
For more tips about meetings go to www.effectivemeetings.com
To see the Tallis Training 'Making Meetings Productive' programme click Here.
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