Attending Meetings – Reduce Wasted Meeting Time
We all know how much time gets wasted in meetings. And when it’s your time; it hurts! So, what can you do about it? In this video, I’ll suggest 14 ways you can reduce wasted meeting time.
Watching this Video is worth 2 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 – Preparing to Attend a Meeting https://youtu.be/W8caX5tPFLA
– 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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The 14 ways to reduce wasted meeting time in this video all fit into one of three categories:
1. Getting better results from your attendance… so that your meeting time is worthwhile
2. Attending fewer meetings
3. Spending less time in meetings you do attend
RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
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1. If you have not done so, review the video ‘Attending Meetings – Are they the Best Use of Your Time?’ https://youtu.be/OQIFjLxld0c (That’s worth 3 MC CPD Points plus the points for doing the exercises – but only score them once! – if you choose to re-watch that video, 1 MC CPD Point)
2. Think back to the last few meetings you attended. Which strategies could you have applied to reduce wasted meeting time in each of them? How much time could you have saved? (3×1 MC CPD Points)
3. For the next 3 meetings you are invited to, apply one or more of the strategies in this video. Make a note of the time you save. (3×2 MC CPD Points)
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RECOMMENDED READING
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– How to Speak so People Listen https://geni.us/HSPL
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– If you also carried out all of the recommended exercises (including rewatching the ‘Best Use of Your Time’ video), score a total of 12 MC CPD points
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