http://www.meryl.net/2007/10/4-1-tips-for-making-meetings-effective/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.meryl.net/2007/10/4-1-tips-for-making-meetings-effective/#comment-476478 Meryl Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:58:12 +0000 http://meryl.net/2007/10/03/4-1-tips-for-making-meetings-effective/#comment-476478 <p>Good point, Andy. I do have a weekly meeting that never has an agenda and it rarely goes past 20 minutes. But in this meeting, we simply discuss the work progress for four clients working through each one. Sometimes, if we have something we need to discuss -- we'll let each other know by email before the meeting.</p> Good point, Andy. I do have a weekly meeting that never has an agenda and it rarely goes past 20 minutes. But in this meeting, we simply discuss the work progress for four clients working through each one. Sometimes, if we have something we need to discuss — we’ll let each other know by email before the meeting.

]]> http://www.meryl.net/2007/10/4-1-tips-for-making-meetings-effective/#comment-475843 Andy Mason Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:24:48 +0000 http://meryl.net/2007/10/03/4-1-tips-for-making-meetings-effective/#comment-475843 <p>A meeting without an agenda is a chat. Agenda's keep people focused, on task, and make clear the purpose. A skilled facilitator can incorporate late breaking issues and still end the meeting at the agreed time.</p> A meeting without an agenda is a chat. Agenda’s keep people focused, on task, and make clear the purpose. A skilled facilitator can incorporate late breaking issues and still end the meeting at the agreed time.

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