Thursday, 28 June 2012

End as you began

Just as important as starting the meeting on time is to end it on time! Demonstrate courtesy by taking into consideration the other commitments the attendees may have by adhering to the schedule.

Ensure that all participants understand the information shared and decisions made, whether by allowing questions or having everyone, if it’s a small group, give a brief summary of what they perceived.

At this point, the meeting leader should summarize what has been decided and who is going to do what and by when. “It may be necessary to ask people to volunteer to take responsibility for completing action items agreed to in the meeting” (Guffey, Rhodes, & Rogin, 2011, p. 55).

This is when for the leader should get the group to decide the time of the next meeting. He should also let everyone know that they will receive a report shortly and to thank them all for their attendance.




References:

Guffey, M. E., Rhodes, K., & Rogin, P. (2011). Business communication: process and product (6th Canadian ed.). Toronto, ON: Nelson Education Ltd.

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