Effective Meeting Checklist:13 Things You MUST Do Before, During or After so You’re Not Wasting Time

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  • BEFORE THE MEETING:

  • Make sure you (or anyone else) really need(s) to physically attend the meeting.

  • Prepare and/or Review the Agenda.

  • Prepare data and/or facts that support items on the Agenda.

  • Distribute any information that will require review by other meeting participants.

  • DURING THE MEETING:

  • Start ON TIME!

  • State the Intentions and Objectives of the meeting at the start.

  • Address most important issues first.

  • Publicly ask the Question: “What did we decide today?”

  • Set the date and time of the next meeting.

  • End on time.

  • AFTER THE MEETING:

  • Send a Recap Report.

  • Delegate someone to track action items and accountabilities.

  • Evaluate the Meeting Effectiveness.  

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