{"id":305,"date":"2025-08-26T00:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T00:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:51:29","slug":"tips-for-preparing-your-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?page_id=305","title":{"rendered":"Tips for preparing your meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Our Tips for Preparing your Meetings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-7f1ce2c0 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-757 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#686868;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=757\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Let people know when to discuss and when to decide\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-e1755741012934.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=757\" target=\"_self\" >Let people know when to discuss and when to decide<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">If your meeting requires decision making, mark agenda items as either D (Decision) or C (Conversation). It tells people what kind of thinking you expect. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-771 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#686868;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=771\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Don&#8217;t have a meeting until Proven Necessary\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-e1755741012934.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=771\" target=\"_self\" >Don&#8217;t have a meeting until Proven Necessary<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Start with async communication \u2014 only hold a meeting if real-time collaboration is the best (or only) way to move forward. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-699 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#686868;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=699\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Agenda items as questions trigger deeper thinking in attendees\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-e1755741012934.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=699\" target=\"_self\" >Agenda items as questions trigger deeper thinking in attendees<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Frame your agenda items as questions. When attendees see questions, they begin considering answers, leading to faster and deeper engagement. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-701 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#686868;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=701\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Go One on One before going Big\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-e1755741000759.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=701\" target=\"_self\" >Go One on One before going Big<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Meet individually with key people or small groups beforehand and bring the insights from these meetings into the larger session. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#686868;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=624\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Plan 10-20% of the meeting time for wrapping up\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/preparation-e1755741012934.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=624\" target=\"_self\" >Plan 10-20% of the meeting time for wrapping up<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When planning your agenda, allocate 10-20% of the meeting time for wrap-up. 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