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Agenda meeting template, tips and much more

Using the agenda meeting template is one, but there is more to find here about this subject!


Agenda meeting template The agenda is part of a good preparation of a meeting, and will lead to a more effective and moreover efficient meeting if you do include the following:

GUIDELINES AND TIPS
Start in the header with the word 'agenda' and the type of the meeting (or subject), location, date and start time.

Then mention the agenda items. Standard items are:

  • Opening/Welcome
  • Announcements and documents received
  • Approval of minutes of meeting held [date]
  • Any other business
  • Adjournment

After the topic 'approval of minutes of meeting held ...' you put the topics for this specific meeting. Then, to make your agenda more effective, you mention the person who has brought up the subject, if necessary mention the reason of the subject, as well as the intended purpose (information, discussion or decision). With this the participants are better able to prepare themselves for the meeting.

At each topic, you mention the time which has been reserved for this topic. The chairperson of the meeting needs to take care that all subjects of the order of business will be winded up within the given time.




In case the meeting will take place at an unusual location, it is wise to mention the complete address, with contact details, and send a route description.

Last but not least: send along with the order of business the documents which need to be read for the meeting. This gives the chance to all participants to prepare themselves, so that no time is lost during the meeting. With the above tips, you can use the agenda meeting template more successfully.

order of business

AGENDA MEETING SAMPLE
Agenda for the steering committee meeting Tuesday July, 18 2006, at 9.00 hrs., New York office

  1. Opening/Welcome (9.00 - 9.05)
  2. Announcements and documents received (9.05 - 9.20)
  3. Approval of minutes of meeting held May 12, 2006, as well as action list (9.20 - 9.35)
  4. Evaluation information programme. Mr. Johnson has prepared the evaluation of this programme, and asks input from the participants before publishing (9.35 - 9.45)
  5. Proposal for harmonisation of the packaging. Mrs. Leeson has made a first proposal, and wants to discuss this in the meeting (9.45 - 10.15)
  6. Financial report of 2nd quarter. Mr. Mill, approval (10.15 - 10.25)
  7. Any other business (10.25 - 10.40)
  8. Ajournment(10.40 - 10.45)

AGENDA MEETING TEMPLATE
Here, you can download a free agenda meeting template.

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