Key Points

Introduction

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• This course aims to teach you how to organise good meetings that people agree are worthwhile.

Creating an agenda

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• Meetings will be most effective when participants are involved in setting the agenda.
• Not all submitted items should make it to the final agenda.

Assigning meeting roles

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TDB

Facilitation and disruptive behaviours

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• Set explicit expectations and be ready to intervene gently then forcefully if disruptive behaviours recur.
• Invite and make space for contributions from meeting participants.
• Reinforce and attribute the contributions of marginalised individuals.

Note Taking

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• There are several good reasons to dedicate human attention to producing good meeting notes.
• Notes shouldn’t be a full transcript of the meeting, but rather an attempt to capture important elements like decisions and follow-up needed.

Making decisions

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TDB