Default1 Default2 Default3 Which of these are examples of badly managed meetings? 1 2 4 Meetings that don't finish when they are supposed to Meetings where only the loudest people get to give their opinions Meetings where no decisions are needed Meetings where discussions go off-topic Which of these are true? 1 3 4 The average European office worker spends nearly 200 of their annual working hours in meetings. According to the survey report, the majority of meetings were productive. A meeting with ten participants would cost a UK company about £385. Unproductive meetings are a waste of time and money. Which of these should you do when creating an agenda for a meeting? 1 2 3 Consider which of the items are more important. Create subheadings or a list of smaller points for each topic. Show which items need to be resolved during the meeting. Send the prepared agenda to the participants an hour before the meeting. Who should be invited to the meeting? 1 3 4 People who will be affected by the decisions made in the meeting People who can follow the conversation via email or the minutes People who have the knowledge to deal with the issues on the agenda People who have the power to make the required decisions What should you do when someone goes off-topic? 2 3 4 Tell them they've gone off-topic and they should be quiet Suggest they 'park' their thoughts in the 'parking lot' Record their thoughts or ideas in the minutes Follow up on their thoughts or ideas at a different time What should you do during a meeting? 2 3 4 Insist that everyone speaks Remember that some people might be unhappy about certain discussions Clarify and summarise each point End the meeting on time https://339efcb25eb75e967b0d-ff8eeadd950d51fd1fc939dca75b3973.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/assets_default.swf