Having graduated from one of the top colleges and being fresh in a new workplace, you will have to be a part of a lot of meetings. So, learning an art of great meeting is fruitful for your overall growth as a leader. So how to begin? 1: Open The Meeting With A Positive Note Studies have shown that the way a meeting starts, decides the tone for the entire meeting. If you start the meeting with problems, complaints and mutual blame that is exactly you are going to get. But if you start with a positive note, the rest of the meeting is going to be more productive and fun. 2. Have Regular Breaks This should not be an option but a mandatory rule especially in case of long meetings that will go on for hours. Taking five minutes off after every one-hour or half an hour to cool off would help the team to stay focused and productive for the entire meeting. 3: Lose The Table Oh yes! This is not something most people would think as a good idea. But there are scientific reasons. Studies have shown that the flow of communication is better when you get to see the entire person. Also for meetings involving 20 plus people, the table would be huge and the average distance between two particular people would be high.

1. 3 Useful Tips For Having A
Great Meeting
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“Meetings are at the heart of an effective organization,
and each meeting is an opportunity to clarify issues, set
new directions, sharpen focus, create alignment, and
move objectives forward.” - Paul Axtell
What according to you is a good meeting? It is an
activity that is:
1. Efficient so that work gets done.
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2. Fun and Positive so that people enjoy
themselves while working at the same time look
forward to the next meeting as well.
3. Participative so that everyone becomes the part
of the meeting instead of just zoning out.
4. Open so that people are free to say what they really
think.
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5. Creative so that new ideas can be generated and
discussed freely and openly by everyone.
Having graduated from one of the top colleges and
being fresh in a new workplace, you will have to be a
part of a lot of meetings.
So, learning an art of great meeting is fruitful for your
overall growth as a leader. So how to begin?
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5. 3 Useful Tips For Having A Great Meeting
1 : Open The Meeting With A Positive Note
Studies have shown that the way a meeting starts,
decides the tone for the entire meeting. If you start the
meeting with problems, complaints and mutual blame
that is exactly you are going to get.
But if you start with a positive note, the rest of the
meeting is going to be more productive and fun.
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6. 3 Useful Tips For Having A Great Meeting
The best way to start a meeting is to ask each
participant to briefly share one thing positive on the
agenda we have met for today.
This would create a positive environment and when the
difficult topics get discussed, people would be more
open to listen and might come up with meaningful
suggestions.
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2. Have Regular Breaks
This should not be an option but a mandatory rule
especially in case of long meetings that will go on for
hours.
Taking five minutes off after every one-hour or half an
hour to cool off would help the team to stay focused
and productive for the entire meeting.
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We know the agenda is long and you are tempted to
wind it up as soon as possible but taking less breaks
would do more harm than good as the productivity will
suffer. For all you know, the meeting will run longer
than you initially planned.
3 : Lose The Table
Oh yes! This is not something most people would think
as a good idea. But there are scientific reasons.
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9. 3 Useful Tips For Having A Great Meeting
Studies have shown that the flow of communication is
better when you get to see the entire person. Also for
meetings involving 20 plus people, the table would be
huge and the average distance between two particular
people would be high.
This may hamper the flow of thoughts. Losing a table or
having a circular sitting arrangement ensure equality
and democracy and thus improves the output of a
meeting- drastically.
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