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Whose meeting is it anyway?

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 May, 2010 Whose meeting is it anyway? Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? Lets enjoy our day together.©

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How to Hold Effective Meetings

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If the person isnt responsible for any of the items discussed in this meeting, dont invite them. Plan out an agenda of all points that will need to be discussed. The facilitator would hold the meeting and introduce each topic. The Timekeeper would make sure each topic is covered within the amount of time mentioned on the agenda.

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some things I have on this list is a memory stick with the minute templates, tentcards, meals ordered, meeting packages, pen, notebook, highlighter, calculator (I hate math so just in case they ask something that requires mathematical skills) and attendance records to establish quorum for each meeting. Are you plugged in?

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

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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. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

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Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

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Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

I tend to keep my scheduling sheets in chronological order and each morning I go through them to see if there is any action I need to take, i.e. follow up to ask for an agenda or see if I can start scheduling. I dont want to miss a step so always go through the checklist on the travel sheet. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.