Conducting A Meeting

Some points to keep in mind when conducting a meeting

• Start on Time
• if you wait, you are rewarding tardiness
• Discuss one piece of business at a time
• Allow each member to contribute in their way
• Silence doesn't mean agreement, seek opinions
• "What do you think, Peggy?"
• Be ready to confront the verbal member
• "Okay, we've heard from Mike, how about some other views?"
• Test for readiness to make a decision
• Make a decision
• Test for commitment to the decision
• Assign roles & responsibilities
• Agree on follow-up or accountability dates
• Indicate next step for group
• Set time & place for next meeting
• End on time
• Was meeting necessary?
  

Source: I believe this was from John Cleese's 'More Bloody Meetings'