Running Effective Meetings…a look at ten Tips & Tricks

Running Effective Running Effective Meetings…a look at ten Meetings…a look at ten

Tips & TricksTips & Tricks• #10 Send reminder #10 Send reminder

emailsemails

• #9 Double check your #9 Double check your dial in informationdial in information

• #8 Start your meeting #8 Start your meeting earlyearly

• #7 Email and / or post #7 Email and / or post materialsmaterials

• #6 Consider recording #6 Consider recording your presentationyour presentation

• #5 Present in proper #5 Present in proper format (Power Point, format (Power Point, demonstration, demonstration, collaboration).collaboration).

• #4 Be interactive with #4 Be interactive with your audienceyour audience

• #3 Start with an #3 Start with an icebreakericebreaker

• #2 Stay Calm#2 Stay Calm

• #1 Make it Fun #1 Make it Fun

Start your meeting earlyStart your meeting early

• For a recurring For a recurring meeting, or a meeting, or a meeting with a meeting with a small group of folks small group of folks comfortable with comfortable with the tool, you the tool, you should start should start 15 15 minutes early!minutes early!

• For a webinar For a webinar ((especially if you especially if you have new have new presenters and / or presenters and / or a large and a large and inexperienced inexperienced audienceaudience) ) start 30 start 30 minutes earlyminutes early!!

A reminder on RecordingA reminder on Recording

Let your audience use Let your audience use the drawing toolthe drawing tool

Drawing tool gamesDrawing tool games

Start with an icebreakerStart with an icebreaker

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Other Helpful Tips…Other Helpful Tips…

• Designate a specific person to record if Designate a specific person to record if you choose to record (remember to make you choose to record (remember to make them an organizer).them an organizer).

• Have a person on the call who can Have a person on the call who can manage questions and chat from your manage questions and chat from your audience. This person should arrive early audience. This person should arrive early to manage technical difficulties too to manage technical difficulties too

• Practice your webinar with your other Practice your webinar with your other presenters (my webinars, click on practice. presenters (my webinars, click on practice. Please note: only specified organizers Please note: only specified organizers and panelists can practice).and panelists can practice).