How to Handle Agendas in a Meeting (Part 2 of 2)
August 20th, 2007This cast is the second in our series on how to prepare and deliver an agenda for a large meeting or training. If you haven’t listened to the first cast on the topic, we’d encourage you to do that first. You can find it here: http://www.manager-tools.com/2007/08/how-to-handle-agendas-in-a-meeting-part-1-of-2/
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August 20th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Hello Mark and Mike!
Thanks for the second podcast on agendas! I have two questions about what you said:
How many breaks do you usually put into day-long or half-day-long meetings?
And about using colors: How would you do it? “Artistically” (kind of silly to do the rainbow if you ask me) or systematic like green for breaks, black for discussions and blue for presentations?
Bye,
Martin
August 20th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
I used it yesturday for the first time and got lots of positive comments on the hand written agenda - We even sketch out a new one quickly after a concensus agreement to move one item.
As for colours I had 4 markers, black - blue - red and green. I used what ever came to hand but minimised the Red - technically red on white can be hard to see, and from a colour theory POV red implies certain things (emergency, fight, etc) that might or might not be appropriate (all colours have conotations but red more than the rest).
August 24th, 2007 at 6:37 am
This posts are great ! Usefull and directly usable information… Thanks.
I liked the idea of having the agenda just next to the clock (I had recently bought clocks for the company, but did not think about putting them next to the agenda !).
Two other thinks I like to do :
1) I have my OWN set of pens with me !
2) I have a “roll” of large synthetic sticky papers as I prefer them over a flipchart paper, because you easy carry them with you, and can stick them all around the walls.
Cédric.
August 29th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Cédric,
can you tell more abt the “roll” brand and type?
thank you
Vadim
August 31st, 2007 at 11:19 am
Just listened to these back to back.
Outstanding. Really.
This kind of detail, in the podcast format, saves me hours of very expensive, time consuming in-person training.
I LOVE the $3.50 clock.
Thank you!