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What are creative ways to improve meetings?

stand

during meeting

don't

invite too many people

Let

fresh air come in (figuratively)

prep

don't

have them

send

materials in advance

agenda

Find

common ground

don't

talk over one another

ground

rules

bring an

agenda

Ensure

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

start

with a provocative question

ask each

person for fedback

If you

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

standing

meetings only

rotate

leadership of the meeting

ensure

all the functional experts are attending

Limit

participation to six or fewer

start

and stop on time

Food

take

notes

Use a

talking stick

New

members leading

Make

sure the projector is bright enough

have a

clear purpose for the meeting

additional

trainings

ask open

questions

Video

conference in remote participants

Dim the

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

speaker

Get

duplex capable conference phones that actually let you hear remote participants

Limit

power point slides to three bullets

Participants

must stand

make

sure technology works and test ahead of time

keep a

time limit on each persons time to speak

Do them

online

have a

new leader each meeting'

Stand up

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

set a

time

Share a

funny story.

decide

when a meeting is not productive and cancel

Instill

discipline in the men

Get free

drinks

set

owners for tasks

write

ideas on white board

ensure

everyone speaks

Set up a

debate

charge

people $0.25 if they are late

stick to

agenda

Ice

Breakers

limit

feeback

Meditate

before and after

Assign

responsibilities

Be more

engaging - even if it's silly

Bring

agenda

Bring

food

Have

people draw their thoughts

use a

hour glass for keeping time

Invite

the correct people

Only let

people ask questions

When

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

start

after 9am

Have a

clear adgenda prepared and distributed beforehand

meeting

notes

have a

strong driver of the meeting that engages all involved

reward

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

Have

them outside

Use

SavvyRoo to create the agenda

Have

enough plugs for everybody’s computers

Power

point training for everybody doing presentations

have

group participation activities

everyone

can share thier thoughts and then reflect on one anothers ideas

give a

time limit to encourage efficiency

Tell

somebody if they are talking too long

Try to

empathize with others in the meeting

allocate

everyone a slot to talk

tell

people how to prepare for the meeting

Wear

comfortable clothing

Being on

time

Add

pictures and illustrations to every power point slide

Rotate

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

agenda,

etc..

rotate

leadership of meetings

avoid

didactic presentatoins

ask for

input from people about what they need to meet about

invite

people who will have different perspectives

ask why

every time you are invited

No

meeting Fridays

Split

into sub groups whenever possible to increase participation

send

people notice ahead of time

plan for

input and engagement of participants

clean up

after

Partner

people for presentations to build cross group collaboration

stick to

the time

Let

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

Turn off

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

Use

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

Cut the

time in half

Provide

drinks and snacks

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