Attending Meetings – Preparing to Attend a Meeting
If you are going to attend a meeting, make it worthwhile. Preparing to attend a meeting will make all the difference. You need to know what you want and get ready to get it.
So, in this video we’l look at how to prepare for a meeting and the six key components of meeting preparation.
Watching this Video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*.
(See below for more details)
This video is part of course module number 2.3.1
Program 2: The Manager as Communicator
Course 3: Meetings
Section 1: Attending Meetings
Primary videos that precede this video include:
– Attending Meetings – Are they the Best Use of Your Time? https://youtu.be/OQIFjLxld0c
Primary videos that follow this video include:
– Attending Meetings – Networking and Relationship Building https://youtu.be/YhqJHUCY9Gw
– Attending Meetings – Making an Effective Contribution https://youtu.be/VPhN3R4kOlY
– Attending Meetings – Structured Response Formats https://youtu.be/SB23yRpGFkE
LESSON NOTES
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Three things matter most:
1. Knowing what outcome you want
2. Familiarity with the topics that will come up
3. Having access to the information you’ll need
The six key components of preparation are:
1. Outcome
2. Who will be there?
3. Information
4. Plan your contribution
4. Get your notes in order
6. Visualize success
RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
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1. Use ths video to creae your own ‘Meeting Preparation Checklist (2 MC CPD Points)
2. Before your next three meetings, prepare fully, following the guidance in this video (3×2 MC CPD Points)
RECOMMENDED READING
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– How to Speak so People Listen https://geni.us/HSPL
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