Meetings can be time suckers, and if nothing gets accomplished during them, frustration may ensue. 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.

1. TIPS FOR BUSINESSTIPS FOR BUSINESS
MEETINGS.MEETINGS.
BY- Rajat SharmaBY- Rajat Sharma
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2. What is business meetingWhat is business meeting??
• Companies use business meetings to
review company information or establish
new operating principles. Most meetings
are directed by management, and time is
spent helping employees understand the
company financial health or operations.

3. TIPS (According to Forbes)TIPS (According to Forbes)
• Stop Calling Them Meetings.
• Stop Using The Conference Room.
• Bring A Ball.
• Stand Up.
• Shorten Them.

4. Stop Calling Them Meetings.Stop Calling Them Meetings.
• “I know this sounds silly, but you’d be shocked at
how effective it is at changing the way meetings
are treated by just giving them a different
nomenclature. In fact, in our office we’re not
allowed to schedule meetings. Nor do we
discuss meetings. Instead, our calendars are
sprinkled with sit-downs, powwows, huddles,
and about a dozen other terms that mean
meeting but don’t say meeting.”
- Mike Templeman.

5. Stop Using The ConferenceStop Using The Conference
Room.Room.
• “In fact, why does it have to be in a room
for that matter? I understand that
sometimes meetings require some level of
privacy, but you’d be surprised where you
can start holding them if you start to use
your imagination.”
- Mike Templeman.

6. Bring A Ball.Bring A Ball.
• “This is my favorite one. The next meeting you
hold, bring a ball, beanbag, or something that is
soft and can be thrown. Then, just start tossing it
around the room. Don’t treat it like a conch shell
that needs to be held in order to have
permission to speak, but rather use it as a tool to
keep people engaged.”
- Mike Templeman.

7. Stand Up.Stand Up.
• “Wherever you hold your next huddle or powwow (see
what I did there?) make sure to ditch the chairs and have
everyone, who is able, stand up. This will help keep
people alert and it’s not as comfortable as sitting down.
Because there isn’t the comfort of a chair supporting the
attendees, they’ll find themselves getting to the point
faster, chit-chatting less, and get the meeting over with
sooner.”
- Mike Templeman.

8. Shorten Them.Shorten Them.
• Why do meetings have to be scheduled for one
hour or half-hour slices of the day? Was there a
mandate long ago from Mr. Business that stated
this was gospel? If not, then let’s buck the trend.
Start setting your one-hour meetings to half-hour
meetings and change your half-hour meetings to
15 minute ones.
- Mike Templeman.