don't
talk over one another
stand
during meeting
agenda
prep
Let
fresh air come in (figuratively)
ground
rules
send
materials in advance
don't
invite too many people
Find
common ground
don't
have them
standing
meetings only
start
with a provocative question
ensure
all the functional experts are attending
ask each
person for fedback
rotate
leadership of the meeting
Ensure
there is a decision or action at the end of each meeting
start
and stop on time
If you
are in a meeting you have to bring something or get something from it
bring an
agenda
Limit
participation to six or fewer
Use a
talking stick
New
members leading
Video
conference in remote participants
take
notes
have a
clear purpose for the meeting
Make
sure the projector is bright enough
additional
trainings
Food
ask open
questions
Dim the
lights and close the shades so everybody can see the screen clearly
speaker
Stand up
for yourself, don’t get bullied into doing things their way
Limit
power point slides to three bullets
Participants
must stand
Get
duplex capable conference phones that actually let you hear remote participants
set a
time
keep a
time limit on each persons time to speak
make
sure technology works and test ahead of time
have a
new leader each meeting'
Do them
online
set
owners for tasks
stick to
agenda
decide
when a meeting is not productive and cancel
ensure
everyone speaks
Get free
drinks
Set up a
debate
write
ideas on white board
charge
people $0.25 if they are late
Share a
funny story.
Instill
discipline in the men
limit
feeback
use a
hour glass for keeping time
Bring
agenda
Ice
Breakers
Invite
the correct people
Assign
responsibilities
Have
people draw their thoughts
Bring
food
Be more
engaging - even if it's silly
Meditate
before and after
start
after 9am
Only let
people ask questions
reward
people for being engaged with tokens that can be collected and turned in for prizes monthly
have a
strong driver of the meeting that engages all involved
meeting
notes
Use
SavvyRoo to create the agenda
Have
them outside
Have
enough plugs for everybody’s computers
When
things get heated, let the moderator calm things down with breathing exercises
Have a
clear adgenda prepared and distributed beforehand
everyone
can share thier thoughts and then reflect on one anothers ideas
Tell
somebody if they are talking too long
tell
people how to prepare for the meeting
Try to
empathize with others in the meeting
Power
point training for everybody doing presentations
have
group participation activities
Being on
time
allocate
everyone a slot to talk
give a
time limit to encourage efficiency
Wear
comfortable clothing
agenda,
etc..
invite
people who will have different perspectives
avoid
didactic presentatoins
Split
into sub groups whenever possible to increase participation
rotate
leadership of meetings
Rotate
facilitators and have them be responsible for collecting agenda items from the team.
Add
pictures and illustrations to every power point slide
ask why
every time you are invited
No
meeting Fridays
ask for
input from people about what they need to meet about
Turn off
all cell phones and place them face down in the center of the table to avoid interruptions
stick to
the time
Let
people go if they don't feel they need to be there
Provide
drinks and snacks
Partner
people for presentations to build cross group collaboration
Use
Savvyroo before and after face to face meetings to set the agenda and collect feedback
Cut the
time in half
send
people notice ahead of time
plan for
input and engagement of participants
clean up
after
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