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What are the basic rules for a successful meeting?

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Question added by Amira El Sadek , Sales Manager , Real Estate Development
Date Posted: 2013/04/20
Rana ElBehery
by Rana ElBehery , Acting as HR Business Partner , MBC Group

1) Establish hard edges2) Create an agenda3) State the desired outcome4) Review the minutes and action items5) Take written minutes6) Clarify action items7) Determine the next meeting date

The basic rules for a successful meeting1 - Select the objectives of the meeting: Why do we want to accomplish? Why hold this meeting?2 - attended the work program of the meeting: What we will discuss at the meeting? Work program distributed to participants in the meeting and ask them if they Threads program received their support.3 - Select the time of the meeting: When meeting will begin and when it will end?4 - Select a suitable place for the meeting: Make sure that the place is room for all, and comfort requirements are available in it.5 - Select Chairman of the meeting: It is imperative that the led one of the participants of the meeting, but the discussions will be general and fragmented and ineffective.6 - encouraged to participate: Encouraged the participants to debate and dialogue on topics of the agenda and to submit their views and suggestions.7 - Write the discussions at the meeting: Ask one of the participants that the write down all the discussions and recommendations of the meeting, and his remarks in a precise manner and in plain language.

My practice has been: 1.
Set the date time and location well in advance, no one likes impromptu meetings.
This can send mixed signals, suggesting you are a disorganized leader or there is a crisis pending that you did not anticipate.
Both of these are not leadership.
2.
Email the agenda in advance, so those attending will be prepared for discussion and questions.
No one likes surprises when they do not know the topic(s) of the meeting.
3.
Set a time limit, everyone’s time is valuable theirs and yours.
4.
Limit the number of discussion items, I personally like 2 or 3 at the most and are related to each other.
5.
Always encourage staff input, I never considered myself to be the “fountain” of all knowledge, recognize individuals for exceptional input.
6.
Recap the discussion in a few short sentences at the end, if there are action items identified clearly state who are the owners and the due dates for each.
7.
Thank everyone for his or her participation.
8.
If required tell them there might be a follow-up meeting in “X” days or weeks.
9.
After the meeting, I email attendees with a summary

Shakthi Kumar
by Shakthi Kumar , Asst Manager - Business Development -PAN INDIA , TUV Rheinland Group Germany -

Start with the good Open Note say apprcite the good efforts made both and make the Seats comfortable and can discuss what went right and went wrong and what could be done better and identify the SKILL and Will GAp and analyse both in a professional way and if Skill Put on the workshop and Enable again for any sucess to carry to discuss the second meeting and WILL Gap ,get the commitment and Fix the deadline and further take decisions to carry the meeting or Plan for Next review Meeting ,Likely the meeting Should not make both of us Pointing mistakes that is why mentioned as beggining Good open Note apprrciate the Effort of each other end with the good closing Symtoms and record it for further Review.

Mohd Naseer Ahmed
by Mohd Naseer Ahmed , Payroll Officer Cum Bookkeeping , ADP PVT. LTD INDIA

Rules for Successful Meeting: 1.
Communicate an E-mail a day before about the team meeting.
2.
Start the meeting at the time set in the email.
3.
Recognize the team for their good work and individual achievements.
4.
Set the goals and target for the next months.
5.
Share ideas and take feedback in the team.
6.
Focus on target and customer needs or satisfaction.
7.
Keep a notepad and a pen to jot it down valuable points.
8.
Give ear to every body's point be patient, calm, and share your thoughts after one has done.

Amira El Sadek
by Amira El Sadek , Sales Manager , Real Estate Development

1 - Determine the theme of the meeting prior to the meeting 2 - Determine the place and time of the meeting ..
Beginning and end 3 - Select suitable persons related to the topics under discussion to attend the meeting 4 - Determine the goals of the meeting 5 - Make sure to inform the invitees before the meeting in advance 6 - Do not leave the meeting room during the session except for essential reasons authorized by the chairman of the meeting.
7 - stay away from negative attitudes towards the meeting as well as away from the bickering 8 - Compliance with the ethics of talking with others during the discussion or inquiry 9 - Choosing decision and the Secretary of the drafting committee of the facts of the session of the meeting


1- Why you want to set a meeting .

2- what is the points you will discuss .

3- what is the results you want to come out with from the meeting .

4- send to the meeting member before the time about 2 or 3 days before with the points , to give them the time to know what they are going through and never face surprises .

5- Sharing the ideas and opinions inside the meeting .

6- Never be sarcastic.

7- never punish in public .

8- put time line and a map for what you want .

khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim
by khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim , Chief Accountant , -ElMehy engineering company

First MUST choose a name which reflects the aim of that meeting , Then make Agenda of it , In order to control the meeting and achieve the purpose of it by see how all the points in the above Agenda finished , Finally MUST pick some one in the meeting to send mail to all who attend that meeting by POINTS OF MEETING , in order to see what is the result and what is required Or needed from every one who attend it and when is the next one to see what is finished and which is not according to the requirements from every one.

Hassan Hanafy Hassan
by Hassan Hanafy Hassan , Investment Analyst & Trader , Self-Emploeyed

always be...quite honest obligited smart person

E S
by E S , Personal Assistant to Systems Division Director , Multi-National Company in Egypt


1- determine purpose of the meeting
2- Invite decissions-makers who can help us to close the deal succefully
3- Slect members of our team who have an excellent knowledge with high persuaion skills to cover all quastions.

4- select dchoose date , time & place of meeting according to the importance of the meeting & to be matched with the attendances' schedules
5- Prepare Minutes of Meeting after ran out the meeting
6- finally Measure the results achieved with what was desired

RANY MOHAMED
by RANY MOHAMED , Administrative Manager - Office Manager - Administrator- Executive Assistant- Executive Director , Council

Commitment to the agenda of the meeting and guide the participants.
 Encourage participants to put forward their point of view and opinions.
 End of the meeting and the distribution of tasks to people.
Codification of the proceedings of the meeting

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