{"id":25082,"date":"2021-08-30T12:25:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T09:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=25082"},"modified":"2021-08-30T12:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T09:25:40","slug":"11-effective-tips-for-more-productive-business-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/11-effective-tips-for-more-productive-business-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Effective Tips for More Productive Business Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"RTL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/website2021-live-e3e78fbbd3cc41f2847799-7c49c59.divio-media.com\/filer_public\/4b\/04\/4b0485e8-a7df-4f38-b723-ba05a41ab524\/how_to_run_an_effective_business_meeting_-_a_step-by-step_guide.jpg\" alt=\"Guide: How to run an effective business meeting | Sherpany\" width=\"578\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u062a\u064f\u0639\u0642\u062f \u0622\u0644\u0627\u0641 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%aa%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%aa%d9%83%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9%d8%9f\/\">\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644<\/a>\u00a0\u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0639 \u0623\u0646\u062d\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645. \u062a\u064f\u0639\u062f\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a \u062c\u0632\u0621\u0627\u064b<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and an important part of companies\u2019 day-to-day operations. Meetings are where many of the<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> most important business decisions are made and discussions take place. But meetings are also one of the most complained-about aspects of work<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> for a variety of reasons<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">According to an article published in<span dir=\"LTR\">\u00a0Harvard Business Review\u00a0<\/span>These complaints are supported by a study showing that<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> meetings have become longer and more frequent over the past 50 years, to the point that executives now<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> spend an average of nearly 23 hours in meetings each week, compared with fewer than 10 hours in the<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> 1960s. This doesn\u2019t even include all the impromptu gatherings that don\u2019t count as scheduled meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">This raises many questions about what you should and shouldn\u2019t do when holding meetings to make them<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> successful and more effective. Read on for some meeting management tips to help you <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Tips for holding more productive and effective business meetings<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">1. Prepare and get ready:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The first tip for managing a meeting is to prepare thoroughly. Failing to prepare for a meeting may be the single biggest reason <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">for business meetings failing. So, before you send an invitation to your next meeting, pause and think about a few<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0629<span dir=\"LTR\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- What is the purpose of the meeting?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- What decisions or actions do you want to take during your meeting?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Is the meeting necessary? Or could an email, a phone call, or another form of<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> communication achieve the same goal more efficiently?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">2. Create an agenda for the meeting:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Once you\u2019ve defined your goal and confirmed that a meeting is truly necessary, go ahead and write your goal and discussion topics into an agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> A simple agenda that can be shared with everyone invited to the meeting. Sending the agenda early is<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> important because it helps participants prepare adequately for your meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s also essential for keeping your meeting focused and on track.<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span>\u00a0\u0627\u062d\u0631\u0635 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u063a\u0627\u0645\u0636\u0627\u064b<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> When writing the agenda, it\u2019s best to be specific and clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VifZMdJCK5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-to-create-a-daily-schedule-to-arrange-your-day\/\">How to Create a Daily Schedule to Organize Your Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u0643\u064a\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0625\u0646\u0634\u0627\u0621 \u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a \u0644\u062a\u0631\u062a\u064a\u0628 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u0643&#8221; &#8212; \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u064a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/how-to-create-a-daily-schedule-to-arrange-your-day\/embed\/#?secret=VifZMdJCK5\" data-secret=\"VifZMdJCK5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">3. Invite the right people:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It may be tempting to include everyone in meeting invitations, and while sometimes it\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> This is necessary, but doing so can take up a significant amount of other people\u2019s time and energy. If you\u2019re not sure whether<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> someone should attend your meeting, consider giving them a quick call or <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">sending them an email or chat message to ask<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> whether they\u2019d like to be included. Another option is to use the optional-attendee feature in some<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> calendar apps<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">4. Encourage participation:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">For any given meeting, especially those with larger groups, it\u2019s a valuable practice for entrepreneurs and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/personal-entrepreneurship-plan\/\">\u0642\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Encourage people who tend to be quiet to speak up. Often, employees who<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> have strong social and communication skills get the final say simply because they\u2019re the only ones speaking. However,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> asking everyone for honest opinions can lead to some of the most productive discussions.<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">5. Be careful when scheduling the meeting:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Be very careful about when you schedule your meetings. At many companies, certain times of day<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> are considered the worst times to schedule meetings. In general, these may include the first half hour of the day,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> lunchtime, or the last hour of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Scheduling meetings during these times risks wasting time if one or more participants arrive late or<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> have to leave early. However, every organization is different, so schedule your meetings according to<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> the specific characteristics of your organization.<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lUF4HElXjy\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/reduce-the-burden-of-daily-meetings\/\">How can you reduce the burden of daily meetings?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u062a\u064f\u062e\u0641\u0641 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0639\u0628\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u061f&#8221; &#8212; \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u064a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/reduce-the-burden-of-daily-meetings\/embed\/#?secret=lUF4HElXjy\" data-secret=\"lUF4HElXjy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">6. Start and end the meeting on time:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s perfectly fine to let people connect and chat for a minute or two at the start of a meeting, but it\u2019s also important<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> to make sure your meetings start and end on time.<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">To help keep things on track, find strategic ways to gather participants and start on time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> The cue. For example, consider standing up and closing the meeting room door once everyone has entered the room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> You can also ask the person closest to the door to close it. Either approach will subtly let<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> participants know that the meeting is about to begin.<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Or, if the meeting is nearing its end, politely interject in the discussion and let participants know that time is running out. For<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0633\u0628\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644\u060c \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0643 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0642\u0648\u0644\u060c &#8220;\u0644\u0642\u062f \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0646\u0642\u0627\u0634\u0627\u064b \u0631\u0627\u0626\u0639\u0627\u064b\u060c \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u0623\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0627\u062e\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0631\u0647\u060c \u0644\u0643\u0646\u0646\u0627 \u0646\u0641\u0643\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u064a. \u0647\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> we schedule a follow-up meeting to continue this discussion?\u201d<span dir=\"LTR\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s also important to encourage participants to actively contribute to the meeting, so you can make the most of everyone\u2019s time and<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> use it as efficiently as possible. You might also consider asking participants to put their phones away during the meeting to avoid distractions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0631\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s also worth remembering that meetings don\u2019t have to run for the full scheduled time. If you\u2019ve already achieved your goal, simply<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> tell participants that you\u2019ve accomplished the meeting\u2019s objective sooner than expected and that you\u2019ll wrap up early,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u060c<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> giving everyone some time to get back to their workday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">7. Taking notes:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s important to take notes during your meeting, whether they cover discussion points, action items, key decisions, or questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Open. Sometimes it\u2019s helpful to write meeting notes on the screen for everyone to see. This has the added benefit of ensuring shared understanding and clarity about the meeting\u2019s outcomes<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> with the added benefit of ensuring shared understanding and clarity about the meeting\u2019s outcomes<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">8. Focusing on a specific point during discussions:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Sometimes, especially in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/all-you-want-to-know-about-brainstorming\/\">Brainstorming sessions<\/a>it can be easy for the discussion to drift off<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> topic. Sometimes these digressions can be valuable, but often they aren\u2019t<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> productive or useful, at least for the time being. If so, it\u2019s important to tactfully steer the conversation back to<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> A focused agenda item<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If the conversation veers off track during a meeting, consider politely stepping in to<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> redirect the conversation and use one of these strategies to refocus the meeting:<span dir=\"LTR\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Capture the point in your notes as a topic for future discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Suggest scheduling a separate meeting to explore the idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Respectfully point out that the conversation is going off topic and that you\u2019d like to bring it back to the agenda.<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"s61kzoHSQA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/ways-to-professionally-deal-with-delays-in-meetings\/\">Professional Ways to Handle Delays in Meetings<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u0637\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a&#8221; &#8212; \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u064a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/ways-to-professionally-deal-with-delays-in-meetings\/embed\/#?secret=s61kzoHSQA\" data-secret=\"s61kzoHSQA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">9. Assign a clear meeting leader:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">While having a clearly designated leader is essential for a successful meeting, if too many people try to lead the discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> or one person is unable to keep it on track, the meeting can quickly go off course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Everyone benefits when the leader understands their role and others support them in fulfilling it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">10. Following up on the meeting outcomes with a message to everyone:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Assuming you took good notes throughout the meeting, this step will be very easy. Simply<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> send your notes to all participants after the meeting. If there are specific follow-up items,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Add it to your to-do list or task manager so you can track it. If any follow-up meetings need to be scheduled, go ahead and<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> schedule them right away to avoid future scheduling conflicts.<span dir=\"LTR\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">11. Evaluate your meeting:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Running effective meetings is both an art and a science, and it\u2019s important to review how your meetings are going regularly. 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