Base London's Gentlemen's Guide to...
August
Work It Out... The Meeting.
Many business people have a meeting on a daily basis, some have meetings about meetings, one thing is for sure the business meeting is an important part of office and everyday life. So what is necessary for a meeting to run smoothly and be as productive as possible? Here's Base London's guide on how to run a successful meeting.
What Type of Meeting
A meeting is generally when two or more people gather to determine an outcome on a specific goal. But there are different forms of meeting.
Information meetings - Internal, external and general, they inform concerned parties about company issues or news.
Mind Shower Meetings - An ideas meeting, intended to be highly imaginative and creative
Decision Making - Intended to help speed up a decision-making process.
Plan for the Meeting
When heading a meeting it's imperative to plan every detail so that it runs smoothly and you don't offend or bore attendees and reach your intended target.
Always be aware of:
- Goals
- Attendees
- Agenda
- Technology
- Location
Make it Successful - Make it Efficient.
In order to maximise the potential from a business meeting:
Create a short time frame - When people are time limited it gives them less time to argue and therefore need to make decisions quicker.
Send out questions before the meeting - If everyone knows the answers before they go into a meeting then the off-the-cuff remarks are less.
Invite only the necessary people - The less people the more involved those there will become, if there are too many people then some will feel their time has been wasted.
