How to make meetings more effective? plan them ahead of time AGENDA - make them living documents / purposeful how ? post the mission / strategic plan on your agenda (targets your work / reminds you of your purpose) list members for attendance (with contact details? email) ... record of who is commonly there make the document LIVE - solicit ideas/inclusions for the agenda (but Chair has final say on what gets posted) solicit / scaffold agenda items (build in prompts for how to write an agenda item - focus / relevance?) have a description of each agenda item (links to purpose .. important docs / resources) have action point (what should come out of it) have time details on actions plan (delegated to who / desired outcome / deadline / shared how?) keep information items separate (bottom of the agenda) unless there are action poin...