Meetings
If meetings are run well, they can help groups to be efficient and accomplish the tasks that they need to do on time. However, if run poorly, meetings can be long, boring and seem to go nowhere.
Meetings can be run in different ways. Some meetings you attend may be fairly informal. In these situations, you will be able to develop your own meeting style.
In more formal situations, such as sitting on an organisation’s board or committee, you might have to follow a more official meeting style. In these situations, the following information on formal meeting procedures will be helpful.
If you are taking a lead role in planning and running meetings, this section contains information designed to help you ensure your meetings run well and meet their aims.
Planning for meetings: It is very important to spend time planning for a meeting. If you are the person who is organising the meeting then you will need to work out: Read more
Agendas: An agenda is usually a one page document that outlines all the information you will need to know about the meeting, including what will be discussed and in what order. Read more
Roles: of the Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer. Read more
Minutes: The minutes are often written by the secretary. If there is no official secretary of the group – then it is common for different people to take turns in writing the minutes. Read more
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