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What are creative ways to improve meetings?

stand

during meeting

ground

rules

don't

invite too many people

don't

talk over one another

Find

common ground

prep

agenda

don't

have them

send

materials in advance

Let

fresh air come in (figuratively)

Limit

participation to six or fewer

start

with a provocative question

Ensure

there is a decision or action at the end of each meeting

start

and stop on time

ask each

person for fedback

rotate

leadership of the meeting

standing

meetings only

If you

are in a meeting you have to bring something or get something from it

ensure

all the functional experts are attending

bring an

agenda

Video

conference in remote participants

additional

trainings

Dim the

lights and close the shades so everybody can see the screen clearly

Make

sure the projector is bright enough

Use a

talking stick

New

members leading

Food

have a

clear purpose for the meeting

take

notes

ask open

questions

make

sure technology works and test ahead of time

Stand up

for yourself, don’t get bullied into doing things their way

Participants

must stand

have a

new leader each meeting'

Get

duplex capable conference phones that actually let you hear remote participants

Do them

online

keep a

time limit on each persons time to speak

set a

time

speaker

Limit

power point slides to three bullets

ensure

everyone speaks

charge

people $0.25 if they are late

set

owners for tasks

write

ideas on white board

Instill

discipline in the men

stick to

agenda

Get free

drinks

Share a

funny story.

Set up a

debate

decide

when a meeting is not productive and cancel

limit

feeback

Assign

responsibilities

Have

people draw their thoughts

Invite

the correct people

use a

hour glass for keeping time

Bring

food

Ice

Breakers

Be more

engaging - even if it's silly

Bring

agenda

Meditate

before and after

When

things get heated, let the moderator calm things down with breathing exercises

Use

SavvyRoo to create the agenda

start

after 9am

have a

strong driver of the meeting that engages all involved

Have

enough plugs for everybody’s computers

meeting

notes

Have a

clear adgenda prepared and distributed beforehand

reward

people for being engaged with tokens that can be collected and turned in for prizes monthly

Have

them outside

Only let

people ask questions

tell

people how to prepare for the meeting

Power

point training for everybody doing presentations

Being on

time

allocate

everyone a slot to talk

everyone

can share thier thoughts and then reflect on one anothers ideas

give a

time limit to encourage efficiency

Wear

comfortable clothing

have

group participation activities

Try to

empathize with others in the meeting

Tell

somebody if they are talking too long

No

meeting Fridays

agenda,

etc..

avoid

didactic presentatoins

Split

into sub groups whenever possible to increase participation

Rotate

facilitators and have them be responsible for collecting agenda items from the team.

ask for

input from people about what they need to meet about

ask why

every time you are invited

invite

people who will have different perspectives

Add

pictures and illustrations to every power point slide

rotate

leadership of meetings

Turn off

all cell phones and place them face down in the center of the table to avoid interruptions

Let

people go if they don't feel they need to be there

Cut the

time in half

clean up

after

Use

Savvyroo before and after face to face meetings to set the agenda and collect feedback

Provide

drinks and snacks

stick to

the time

plan for

input and engagement of participants

send

people notice ahead of time

Partner

people for presentations to build cross group collaboration

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