The ten key qualities of effective meetings.Consider these your "ten commandments Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical system in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. of staging an effective meeting:" 1. The seating in the room is arranged so that every person can see everyone else. 2. At the front of the room, equipment is provided to record ideas and decisions. An easel holding a newsprint newsprint low grade paper used for newspapers. Old newspapers are fed to cattle as an alternative roughage and may occasionally be ingested by dogs. Significant amounts of lead are accumulated in tissues; no cases of poisoning have been recorded in cattle, though it has been flip chart flip chart n. A chart consisting of sheets hinged at the top that can be flipped over to present information sequentially. Noun 1. (with felt-tipped markers for writing) is preferable, so that the recorded data can be saved. A white hoard (with special felt-tipped markers; or a chalk hoard and chalk can be used, but must be erased e·rase tr.v. e·rased, e·ras·ing, e·ras·es 1. a. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping. b. after the meeting. 3. An agenda for the meeting is presented, amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. , and agreed on. 4. Time estimates are determined for each agenda item. 5. At least once or twice during the meeting, someone asks, "How are we doing in our process today? How can we be more productive?" 6. During the meeting, someone records the ideas generated and the decisions made. These data are prepared in handout form afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here and distributed to all concerned. 7. The meeting notes indicate who has agreed to do what before the next meeting, and by when. 8. Dates of future meetings (not just the next meeting) are set well in advance so that people can make arrangements to attend. 9. Those in attendance consider whether anyone else should be involved in the decisions/future meetings and, if so, who. 10. At the end of the meeting, people review and confirm who will be doing what before the next meeting. |
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