How to Structure an Agenda

Creating an effective agenda can dramatically improve the productivity of a meeting. The meeting agenda is important because it provides an outline for the meeting to meet the desired outcome. A good agenda includes discussion topics, attendee roles and responsibilities, and time allotment. In this article, the author also provides instructions on how to create an effective agenda:

1.“Provide the foundation of the meeting’s success by defining its purpose along with a set of objectives or desired outcomes.

2.Describe all crucial pieces of meeting logistics information.

3.Ensure that all people attending a meeting know what is expected of them during the meeting.

4.Define a meeting time line that keeps the meeting moving forward and covers the topic necessary to achieve the meeting outcomes.

5.State what information will be covered during the meeting as well as what information attendees should review prior to attending the meeting” (Camarota, 2011).

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