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Programme sheet
Organizing Effective Meetings: Setting Your Framework
Teamwork & CooperationEfficiency & Time ManagementAll employees≈ 15 min
Key skill: Meeting facilitation
Summary
Frame a meeting before it goes off the rails by answering three questions — agenda, method, location — to prepare it, time it, and make it more effective.
Target audience
Anyone who leads or takes part in meetings.
Learning objectives
- Define the agenda and sequence of a meeting.
- Time each segment ahead of the meeting to save time once it starts.
- Choose the best facilitation method to achieve the desired outcome.
- Adapt the meeting format to fit your objectives.
Module outline
- ArticlesThe reality: 56% of employees attend meetings they consider pointless · The facilitator's empathy · Parkinson's Law and its implications
- Expert videoThe 3 essential questions: agenda, method/format, and meeting location
- AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to dig deeper and lock in what you've learned
- Memo cardA downloadable coaching memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
Models & methods
Three framing questions: agenda, method, location; timed agenda; Parkinson's Law.
Research-based
Robert Half 2010 study: 39% of employees cite the lack of an agenda; Jason Fried, Rework; Steve Jobs's walking meetings.