Run an effective meeting with this starter guide
When I prepare for an effective meeting, I answer eight essential questions.
- Who is the meeting for and who needs to be there?
- What do you need to happen immediately after the meeting?
- What’s on the agenda?
- How long will the meeting last and how long is too long?
- What visuals do you have?
- What stories can you tell?
- Where will there be an opportunity for participation?
- What are next steps that attendees or participants need to deliver and to who? (follow up to answer #2)
Answering these questions will lead you to a meeting experience that is effective, goal-focused, productive and sometimes, memorable. Save them, use them and let magic happen. I guarantee effectiveness.
This blog post is an excerpt from Issue 03 of my newsletter, How I Did That, where I shares insider information, tools and resources to over 300+ smart women every week.
