Agenda Calendars Meeting Planning Stress 
All Things Admin
JUNE 23, 2021
While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. They save you time and unnecessary stress. When you’re planning a staff meeting, what do you do and in what order? Review calendars and compile date and time options. Determine the agenda and who is presenting.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JUNE 14, 2009
To-do lists I have to-do lists for the Board and Committee meetings and a to-do list for the Board Reception and Dinner. My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 20, 2010
Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful. Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. They rely on me to know the ins and outs of the meeting. Dealing in real time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 19, 2009
When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 6, 2008
If I forgot to bring my laptop with me to a meeting out of town, that would be an almost disaster for me because I prepare my minutes ahead of time on my computer and basically all I have to do at the meeting is fill in the blanks. Another thing to put on your checklist if you are using a laptop is a memory stick. Dealing in real time.
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