Meeting Agenda Tips

Here are 4 must-have elements of a top-notch meeting agenda:

1 Objective

What do you want to accomplish? Is it to make a decision? Plan
a project? Assign tasks? Make a clear goal and state it at the beginning of your
agenda. From the moment they arrive, people have a clear idea of what’s going to
be done.

2 Space for action items

List each topic you’ll discuss
in the meeting. After each topic, leave a bit of blank space with the title
“Action Items”. This gives each attendee space to organization their
responsibilities, and encourages them to seek out tasks to fill their space.

3 Time allotted

Include the time allotted to each topic. When
calculating, allow time for questions and delegating related tasks. An allotted
time gives attendees an idea of how the meeting with flow, and gives you a
reason to steer people back if the conversation goes off topic.

4 Review period

Allow for a short review period at the end of the meeting. Use
this time to assess if the objective was achieved and review assigned tasks.
This is a good way to end the meeting, make sure everyone is clear on their
tasks and let people ask final questions.

Source: blog.tungle.com