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How to make a
business meeting
effectively
María Fernanda Gómez Villegas
Ibero Leon
Effective tips…
Have an
agenda
Start on time
and end on time
Maintain the
focus
1 2 3
An agenda is a list of the topics to be
covered during the course of a meeting
and can play a critical role in the success
of any meeting. It shows participants
where they are going, but it’s then up to
the participants to figure out how to get
there. Be sure to distribute the agenda
and any prework in advance. By
distributing the agenda and prework
before the meeting, participants can
prepare for the meeting ahead of time. As
a result, they will be immediately
engaged in the business of the meeting,
and they’ll waste far less time throughout
the meeting.
1 Have an agenda
Everyone has suffered through
meetings that went waybeyond the
scheduled ending time. That situation
would be fine if no one had anything
else to do at work. But in these days of
faster and more flexible organizations,
everyone always has plenty of work on
the to-do list. If you announce the
length of the meeting and then stick to
it, fewer participants will keep looking
at their watches, and more participants
will take an active role in your
meetings.
2Start on time and end on
time
Meetings can easily get off track and
stay off track. The result? Meetings do
not achieve their goals. Meeting
leaders and participants must actively
work to keep meetings focused on the
agenda items. Topics should not
include the results of the latest football
game, or who had lunch with whom, or
who’s driving that shiny new Porsche.
Whenever you see the meeting drifting
off track, speak up and push the other
attendees to get it back in focus.
Maintain the
focus
3
Thank u!
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  • 1. How to make a business meeting effectively María Fernanda Gómez Villegas Ibero Leon
  • 2. Effective tips… Have an agenda Start on time and end on time Maintain the focus 1 2 3
  • 3. An agenda is a list of the topics to be covered during the course of a meeting and can play a critical role in the success of any meeting. It shows participants where they are going, but it’s then up to the participants to figure out how to get there. Be sure to distribute the agenda and any prework in advance. By distributing the agenda and prework before the meeting, participants can prepare for the meeting ahead of time. As a result, they will be immediately engaged in the business of the meeting, and they’ll waste far less time throughout the meeting. 1 Have an agenda
  • 4. Everyone has suffered through meetings that went waybeyond the scheduled ending time. That situation would be fine if no one had anything else to do at work. But in these days of faster and more flexible organizations, everyone always has plenty of work on the to-do list. If you announce the length of the meeting and then stick to it, fewer participants will keep looking at their watches, and more participants will take an active role in your meetings. 2Start on time and end on time
  • 5. Meetings can easily get off track and stay off track. The result? Meetings do not achieve their goals. Meeting leaders and participants must actively work to keep meetings focused on the agenda items. Topics should not include the results of the latest football game, or who had lunch with whom, or who’s driving that shiny new Porsche. Whenever you see the meeting drifting off track, speak up and push the other attendees to get it back in focus. Maintain the focus 3