Tip

Think of the intent of your meeting and write it down in one sentence.

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Details

You might have heard the sentiment that if you can’t summarize something in one sentence, you haven’t understood it well enough, yet. Whether this is universally true or not, it does force us to think about what we know and brings out what we don’t know.

The one-sentence challenge can be a powerful tool for getting clarity on the intent of a meeting. With a clear intent, creating a good agenda and an engaging invitation as well as facilitating the meeting become easier.