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30 Criteria for an Effective Team Meeting People spend 3.8 hours a week on unproductive meetings. To waste no-ones time, follow these 30 proven criterias of an effective meeting. Visit http://teammeetingchecklist.com
Before the team meeting: • Define the objective • Determine participants • Set meeting time & location • Prepare & distribute agenda • Distribute all other background material • Prep the room ? ? ? ? ?
During the team meeting: ? • Start on time • Establish ground rules • Review meeting agenda • Clarify the purpose • Put agenda on a screen • Follow the agenda • Discuss 1 topic at a time ? ☼
During the team meeting: ? • Discuss 1 person at a time • Keep discussions relevant • Wrap-up each agenda item • Follow time-schedule • Give everyone a chance to speak • Use open-ended questions ? ?
Outcome of the team meeting • Make progress toward the objective • Summarize important discussions • Document assigned tasks and deadlines • Announce details for the next meeting • End on time • Make sure everyone knows the next step
After the team meeting ? • Send a follow-up memo within 24 hours ? • Follow-up the delegation decisions • Put unfinished business up for next meeting ?
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