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Whose meeting is it anyway?

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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? When booking meetings ownership of the meeting has to be established. Is the boardroom booked? Excellent material!

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How to organise the perfect conference call

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Do ask if they are in a different time zone to you. Conference calls do actually take a little more time to organise than a usual face-to-face meeting but the basics should be the same. Ensure that the conference call has an agenda and make sure that all of the participants have the correct paperwork. Book a room.

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. It is interesting work.

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

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What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc.

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Once you log on click on the tab Productivity and you will see on the right Templates. Excellent material!

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Are you prepared?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Every time I use a bus ticket, I keep a mental inventory so I know when I need to buy some more and dont show up at the bus stop one morning and Oops! The night before I go to a Board meeting, I review all my templates, agendas, binder, attendance sheets and everything I am going to need or might need. no tickets. Do I have everything?

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Pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I also drag items from my Inbox if someone sends me an email to advise they will be sending an agenda or some other item by a certain date. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. (Note: The original email will remain in your Sent items and a copy will open up in your Tasks notes page).