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Myfiveminutebell
1. MY FIVE MINUTE
BELL
By Kimberly Robles
Effective tips to avoid problems experienced in a
business meeting.
2. 1.- BANTECHNOLOGY
■ Unless it is needed, don’t allow the use of technology during the meeting.
Having mobile phones, iPads or laptops will make everyone get distracted,
either with notifications or because of the habit.
AVOID
■ Unfortunately we are used to them, so make it easier for your team to focus
an eliminate the temptations.
3. 2.- STARTWITHTHE
OBJECTIVE
■ Before anything else, let everyone know
the true objective of the meeting, by
doing this you assure that every comment
and suggestion made is directed to that
objective.
■ It is an easy way of getting everyone in
the same page, and saving valuable time
of the meeting.
4. 3.- CONSIDERTHE
PARTICIPANTS
■ Make sure to include only the relevant
people in the meeting, having extra people
will sooner or later become a distraction,
besides inviting them gives them the right to
speak out their opinion and the useful
opinions will be the ones of those actually
involved in the specific subject of the
meeting.
5. Sources
■ Hartman, Neal. "Seven
Steps to Running the Most
Effective Meeting
Possible." Forbes. Forbes
Magazine, 5 Feb. 2014.
Web. 23 Nov. 2016.
■ Forbes Coaches Council.
"14Tips For Leading A
More Effective
Meeting." Forbes. Forbes
Magazine, 30 June 2016.
Web. 23 Nov. 2016.