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Objective: Understand formatting skills of an agenda.

Objective: Understand formatting skills of an agenda. What is an agenda?. a list of items to be discussed or acted upon, prepared before meetings, events, and conferences. Examples of U se. Topics that will be covered at the next staff meeting

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Objective: Understand formatting skills of an agenda.

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  1. Objective:Understand formatting skills of an agenda.

  2. What is an agenda? • a list of items to be discussed or acted upon, prepared before meetings, events, and conferences

  3. Examples of Use • Topics that will be covered at the next staff meeting • Topics and speakers that will present at the next board meeting

  4. Components: • Heading section – the organization name, date, location, and time of the meeting centered at top • Body – time slots, topics, and speakers/presenters

  5. See pages 8-12 of the3.01 Document Examples PDF file Margins • If short – center horizontally and/or vertically • If average - adjust margins (top and side) so that the agenda is attractively presented on the page • If letterhead stationery is used – 2”, 1”, 1”, 1”

  6. Guidelines for Keying • May include columns of times, topics, speakers, and locations or may simply be represented as a list of items • May be formatted with dot leader tabs to control the left-to-right flow of the text • Format varies according to the needs and preferences of each organization

  7. Guidelines for Keying – Cont’d • If the agenda includes a list of incomplete sentences, no periods are required • Double space (DS) between numbered items • If the meeting or conference will last more than one day, list the day and date at the beginning of each section in bold • For agendas in column format, use the table feature

  8. LEADER TABS (dots) Leader Tabs "How to" Video • Click on link, watch video on how to set leader tabs • You will set a right tab at 6.5” with leader dots.

  9. Agenda Practice • Key the agenda for an FBLA board meeting at the Koury Convention Center in the Olympia conference roomon June 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. • Save and name the document “Agenda Practice” • Assignment should be completed today • Top, bottom, and side margins should be appropriate for the document • Agenda should contains all required components in the proper order • Proofread for spelling and formatting errors

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