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6 Tips for Better Meetings

Did you know that 63% of meetings are conducted without a planned agenda? Yikes. Following a detailed agenda and starting on time can reduce meeting times up to 80%. A great meeting starts before the meeting. To reach your desired outcome, having a plan in place is crucial.Here are some quick tips to get the most out of your next meeting: 

• Set a purpose and goals: You need to know the WHY and WHAT of your meeting. Set one clear objective with a specific deliverable.

• Create & share an agenda: A meeting agenda is an outline of all the activities and discussion points. Create 3-5 bullet points for the meeting and stick to them.

• Distribute supporting materials: Share any meeting materials well in advance to get everyone aligned and familiar with the upcoming discussion. 

• Prepare your slides: Apply a minimalistic approach to your slides. Keep them simple – one idea/one number/one sentence per slide. People don’t want to read huge bodies of text on slides.

• Create opportunities for interaction: If you don’t set aside time for active participation, you’ll lose interest quickly. Go through your meeting agenda and think about at which point it would make sense to hear from your participants.

• Prepare an opening: To loosen people up, prepare a little icebreaker, or, if you need a quick interactive activity that will get people talking, fire up a fun poll question.

Check out a few more tips from Slido here. 

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