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по Joseph Liberman 7 лет назад

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Plan a business meeting

When arranging a business meeting, it is crucial to meticulously plan various elements to ensure a productive session. Begin by setting clear objectives that outline the meeting's purpose and desired outcomes.

Plan a business meeting

Plan a business meeting

Type in the meeting title


Begin by typing in the title of your meeting, e.g. 'Marketing planning meeting' or 'Project X review meeting'

Preparations

Preparations


The success of any meeting is proportional to the amount of time spent in preparation, by all participants.

Add a preparation action


Add an action for the meeting preparations. Think about:

Attendees

Meeting attendees


Who needs to be at this meeting? Everyone should be there for a purpose, and have a role to fill.

Attendee

Add an attendee


Add an attendee and press Enter.

Role

Add the role for Attendee


What role will Attendee have in the meeting? Think about:

Date and time

Location

Enter the meeting location


Enter the meeting location. Ensure that all participants know where it is, and have enough information and time to get there.

Enter the start and end times


If attendees are travelling, make sure you allow enough time for all the business of the meeting, and keep to the start and end times.
If you have already drafted the agenda, you should have an idea of how much time is necessary, plus some time for getting started and bringing it to a close.

Date

Enter the meeting date


Enter the meeting date, making sure there is enough time for adequate preparation of materials and participants.

Follow-up

Follow-up actions


What follow-up actions will be needed after the meeting?

Action

Add a follow-up action


Add an action to follow up after the meeting. Think about:

Responsible

Who is responsible for 'Action'?


Enter the person responsible for this action.

Agenda

Meeting agenda


When developing a meeting agenda, think about:

Agenda item

Add an agenda item


Add an agenda item, thinking about what preparation will be needed, and who is best placed to prepare it, present it or lead the discussion. Think about:

Time

Enter the time allowed


How much time should be allowed for 'Agenda item'?

Objectives

What are the meeting objectives?


Having clear objectives for a meeting is essential. The biggest reason for the widespread unpopularity of meetings is their lack of purpose.

At the end of the meeting, what should the participants be able to do?

Objective

Add an objective


Add an objective for the meeting. Typical objectives of business meetings include:


Try to be very specific with your objectives, so that everyone knows whether they have been achieved at the end of the meeting.