In this episode of ICommunicate, Mark discusses how to determine if meetings are necessary, what makes an impactful meeting, how to make meeting or email communication relevant, and how to capture the attention of your meeting participants.
Segment 1:
When a meeting is called, the question on everyone’s mind quickly becomes: Is this meeting really necessary, or is this something that can be accomplished through email? How can we make meetings more productive and collaborative, ensuring that the meeting was well worth the time? How can we provide engaging and insightful emails that our employees are sure to read?
Segment 2:
Far too often, we hold meetings for things that could have been resolved through an email. How do we determine when it’s worth holding a meeting versus just sending an email? What are some other ways we can share information with our team either leading up to a meeting or in place of one, allowing us to make the most of our time?
Segment 3:
When calling a meeting, does everybody on your team understand their role in the conversation? What should we be including in an email to our team prior to a meeting? How can we set up our team in advance so that they come to the meeting prepared to contribute?
Segment 4:
Believe it or not, optimizing your meeting time frees up you and your team so that you can make the most of each and every day. How is it that creating a game plan for meetings can lead to an abundance of extra time to do other work? With all of this newfound time, what should we be prioritizing?
