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What are creative ways to improve meetings?

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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