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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