Facilitators as timekeepers
Facilitators design meeting activities within time slots to cover instructions, activities, and wrap-ups. Keeping the activities within the allotted time keeps the meeting on track. When an activity goes over its’ planned time it often results in the compression...So what can be done to make meetings more productive and enjoyable?
What’s the first word that pops into your head when you hear the word “meetings”? My guess is that most people’s response would not be “fulfilling”, “useful” or “progress”. In fact, my guess is that a...Tips for creating an important presentation!
For anyone that needs to prepare for a presentation, check out the link to a post from Lukas Liebich below. I especially love the concept of a really bad draft on day 1 and practicing the presentation while cutting onions on day 6. Great share Lukas. Thanks! Original...What do people care about hearing in weekly status updates?
As a follow-up to my post about sending email updates as an alternative (or improvement) to status meetings, here’s list of what people want to see in their status meeting update emails. What to include in the email update. Project Milestones. List the project...Do your team mates often complain that they don’t get enough emails? Here’s how you can make them happy by sending more.
Email updates as an alternative to status meetings. Sending an email update to stakeholders prior to a status meeting may enable you to cut the status meeting duration in half or thirds. Emailed status updates are also a great way to address some of the reasons that...