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Guest Author: Chris Donnelly
How to Have an Effective Meeting
The Ultimate Meeting Cheat Sheet.
95% of people in meetings state they lose focus
Rendering the meeting… pointless.
It’s time to change that.
Save this sheet to improve the effectiveness of your meetings.
Here’s a look at what’s inside:
Bezos 3 Golden Rules which encompass:
↳ Silence
↳ Small sized teams
↳ Narrative memos
The 6 best practices:
1. Define a clear purpose and agenda.
2. Encourage active participation from all attendees.
3. Empower a skilled meeting leader.
4. Conclude with specific next steps and action items.
5. Explore alternative methods of collaboration.
6. Continuously seek feedback and improve.
3 proven tips to reduce your meetings:
1. Establish no meeting days
2. Master your calendar
3. Utilise tech tools
Meeting hacks:
1. Conduct meetings on the go.
2. Have stand-up meetings
3. Cover agenda points in 5 minutes
4. Invite people who will drive 80% of the value
Usr cutting edge tools:
1. Otter Ai
2. Loom
3. Tactiq
4. Canva GPT
5. Whimisical Diagrams GPT
End hours of procrastination.
2024 is the year to take control of your meetings.
What’s your top tip for better meetings?
Let me know below 
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