Meetings Like they Matter: Invite and prepare the right people, continued When considering your invite list, give it a litmus test. For each person, identify why they must be there and what you expect them to do both in the meeting and as a result of the meeting. If there are a lot of “know,” or aware of” statements, question whether they need “understand” “be to be there. These are the invite equivalents of talk verbs—“know verbs” that tell you a person needs to be informed, but not in attendance. There are a lot of ways to inform; meeting attendance is not required. Once you get the invite list nailed down, think about how to make sure attendees are ready to hit the ground running at minute one of the meeting. Rarely do you want a group to walk in completely flat-footed, but you don’t have to ask them to prepare 50 slides either. Give them something to do ahead of time, and don’t just ask them to about “think something.” Ask them to bring something in—here are a few examples: Review and note which alternative… Identify three priorities… Read the document and in your three biggest concerns… Content Notes Optional Discussions, Activities, Worksheets Content Timing
Meetings Like they Matter: Invite and prepare the right people, continued When considering your invite list, give it a litmus test. For each person, identify why they must be there and what you expect them to do both in the meeting and as a result of the meeting. If there are a lot of “know,” “understand” or “be aware of” statements, question whether they need to be there. These are the invite equivalents of talk verbs—“know verbs” that tell you a person needs to be informed, but not in attendance. There are a lot of ways to inform; meeting attendance is not required. Once you get the invite list nailed down, think about how to make sure attendees are ready to hit the ground running at minute one of the meeting. Rarely do you want a group to walk in completely flat-footed, but you don’t have to ask them to prepare 50 slides either. Give them something to do ahead of time, and don’t just ask them to “think about something.” Ask them to bring something in—here are a few examples: Review and note which alternative… Identify three priorities… Read the document and in your three biggest concerns… Content Timing Content Notes Optional Discussions, Activities, Worksheets
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