Chapter . Job Aid
Planning Your Meeting:A Worksheet
You are planning to call a meeting. To help ensure that the meeting is as productive and valuable as it can be, go over this worksheet. You may find you don't even need to call a meeting!
Do You Need to Have a Meeting?
Answer the following questions to determine if a meeting is your best option.
Question | Yes or No? |
|---|---|
Can you clearly state the purpose of your meeting? | |
Do you want input from others to solve a problem, plan a project, or brainstorm? | |
Are you going to act on participants' input? | |
Do you need to deliver information to a lot of people but don't want to write it? | |
Do you want to motivate and energize your team? |
Did you answer “No” to any (or all) of these questions? If so, stop here. You probably ...
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