Not only does a company waste valuable time and money conducting business meetings that don’t produce results but employees will begin to loathe attending these functions.

Here are 10 suggestions on how to get the most out of business gatherings by Stan Popovich:

1. Know what you want to accomplish. Write down a list of goals you want accomplished before your meeting and then present this to the attending members.

2. Develop a plan. Ccreate a plan on how you will communicate your goals.

3. Write a one-page summary of your meeting. Hand out a one-page summary of the major points that you want to cover during your meeting to everyone.

4. Make sure you stay on topic. If the meeting isn’t going anywhere or someone is off on a tangent, politely circle back to the important topic that needs to be addressed.

5. Ask the right questions. Write a list of questions that relates to your current business concerns.

6. Encourage participation. Create a friendly atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable expressing their opinions.

7. Determine a timeline. Make sure you have specific deadlines of when you would like your objectives to get accomplished.

8. Don’t leave the meeting right away. Don’t just finish your presentation and then leave.

9. Learn from your mistakes. Learn how to improve your company’s business meetings by reviewing past presentations.

10. Change things up. Add some variety to your meetings and do not do the same thing all of the time.

 

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