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Say Goodbye To Calendar Tetris And Say Hello To Strategic Calendar Planning

Melissa Peoples

Expected Outcome | Next Steps: What is the desired outcome or what needs to happen after this meeting? Agenda: If the meeting is over 30 minutes, I require a detailed agenda. Pre-read: Is there a pre-read to the meeting? Facilitator: Who is facilitating the meeting?

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5 Things Every Meeting Management Guru Does

Melissa Peoples

Benchmarking is vital so you can understand best practices and the tools that make managing meetings easy, efficient, and productive. This is a perfect opportunity to benchmark with other assistants or team members on best practices, tools, and technology. Example: I will give you a visual cue when you have 2 minutes left.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© 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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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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How to Hold Effective Meetings

Professional Assistant Blog

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. Where is the meeting being held? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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How I Use Evernote for Meetings

Productivityist

Sure, a meeting organization tool or service is going to be useful right out of the gate without any sort of manipulation, but you still need to learn how to use it effectively. But if you’re already using Evernote (or are a user but don’t use it enough), why not modify it to serve your meeting needs?

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