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A Step-By-Step Guide to Running Your First Super-Productive Meeting
Proven tips to host your meeting like a boss.
Congratulations! You got your first big break at work and your first assignment is leading a team meeting. You’re in the big leagues now.
Whether you’re leading an in-person, socially distanced meeting, or your on everyone’s favorite digital meeting platform–Zoom–it’s up to you to make this teamwork.
As usual, I’m here to help you navigate this new opportunity. So grab a pen or keyboard to take notes and get ready to become a meeting guru.
Take your time getting started
Everyone is happy to be at your meeting, so spend ample time chit-chatting at the beginning. Use this time to work out the bugs if you’re on a digital meeting. Remember, everyone is here for you so they’ll be happy to wait for you to start.
Begin by thanking everyone for attending your “required” meeting. You’ll make everyone feel like they had a choice. They’ll appreciate the recognition.
Use the first few minutes to get a feel for what everyone thinks you should cover in the meeting. You don’t actually have to talk about any of their suggestions in…
