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Aarti&Vivian
1. Be on time
2. Come prepared
3. Have a strong Agenda
4. Be concise
5. Do not have your phone out

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1. Come prepared and have a strong agenda
2. Be concise and on time
3. Dress Appropriately

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6 Alarming Trends in Modern Meetings (Vignesh, Cai, Gurpreet)

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6 Alarming Trends in Modern Meetings (Vignesh, Cai, Gurpreet)

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More weekend meetings which waste our spare time

Most of meeting hold at mid-afternoon when is the most inefficient time

People get to be more likely to meet when situation is getting worse

The development of techniques provides convenient condition of meeting

However, the meeting is still essential for our career and business

POW: The Right Way to Start a Meeting

The main purpose of the meeting should be understood by the conductor and the participants which will elicit the productivity of the meeting and will make the meeting not boring.

No surprises – Take is as expected by the participants.

Start with the topic and give the meeting a name for the participants to remember.

No story telling. Direct to the point makes the message to be more confident.

Else the meeting will go on and on. Leading participants to have meeting-after-the-meeting. Which happens most of the time.

It only takes the first two minutes to judge if the meeting is of going to be a good use or not. So creating the first impression is the boost for the participants to continue the rest of the meeting

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Article 3: The best way to start meeting.
1.Impression make physical gesture.
2. Behaviour/manners: shakehand greeting sitting.
3. Preparation meeting.
4. Make agenda sensibily.
5. Voting is important part of agenda.

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What is a round table meeting?

A roundtable meeting a team comes together sitting in a roundtable to discuss ideas without any fear of authority, for eg. your boss, your team leader and your colleagues would be on the same level when they are discussing an issue. Further no one is managing but facilitating the meeting, and it is more informal than the conventional meetings

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When is the best part of the day for meetings?

9am meetings
Its better to have a stand up or quick meeting at the start of the day to discuss important project updates, which can help to plan out the day much more better

Afternoon meetings
when you need to discuss company progress every day then afternoon meeting is worthful as it discuss the complete progress of the company.

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Be on time
Be concise
Speak Up
Be and look alert
Have a strong agenda

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6 Alarming Trends in Modern Meetings
1. The average meeting is getting smaller, with only three participants
2. down to an average 36 minutes from 45 minutes last year.
3. We're having more weekend meetings
4. Most of our meetings are at the worst time of day
5. Punctuality is a thing of the past
6. There is an upward trend for people who want to skip meetings and instead reschedule them or attend via teleconference

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Aarti & Vivian
1. Preparation is a key to an effective meeting
2. Prepare Agenda to save time
3. Stick to the schedule meeting time announced so the members will actively participate.
4. Avoid unecessary meetings if the solution can be achieved by other means.
5. Everyone has a chance to speak and give opinions.
6. Stick to the Agenda list for a progressive meeting.
7. Summarise outcome of the meeting and email to each member of the meetings.
8. Ask for the attendee's feedback after the meeting to know how the effective meeting was.

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The Right Way to Start a Meeting
1. The first impression is the last impression
2. A well presented and confident opening.
3. Ask meeting participants for their opinions for a related meeting topic.
4. Ask the meeting members to discuss the issues in the meeting rather than discussing after the meeting.
5. Roundtable meetings are an effective way to bash out new ideas, have status update discussions and company related issues, whereas they are not so good when you want to have discussions on a specific issue as they chew up more time.

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(Reuters) - According to James Uleman, PhD, a psychology professor at New York University and researcher on impression management, "In spite of the congeniality of many professional gatherings, judgments are being made and impressions formed at all times."

For that reason, it's important to make sure that you project a positive, professional image at every moment. In particular, it's important to enter and integrate into the gathering in a manner that's calm and confident. Equally important is the impression you leave upon parting.

Here are my tips for successfully building your reputation and network at your next professional gathering.

1. Be prepared: Before attending an event, be clear as to what the purpose of the event is, who is attending, and what you have to contribute to the conversation. Give consideration to what others might want to know about you and your business, so you'll be better equipped to answer and anticipate any potential questions.

2. Make yourself welcome: When you enter an event, look for groups of people who appear comfortable and at-ease. Approach a group, make eye contact, then smile and ask, "May I join you?" You should wait to be invited before actually moving into the group.

3. Connect with confidence: When you join a group, shake hands with each person and introduce yourself clearly by saying your first and last name while making eye contact. When they state their name, state it back to them, as in, "Nice to meet you Pamela." Doing this with each individual will help you remember their names later.

4. Find common ground: When making conversation, connect first on a social level. If you build a good rapport with others it will naturally lead to business discussions later. Avoid pushing business and stick to soft topics such as the weather, where others are from, the location of the meeting, etc.

5. Avoid touchy topics: Avoid discussions about divisive or highly personal topics. This includes religion, politics, diet, and medical issues. If you're stuck speaking with someone focused on one of those subjects, change the topic and, if possible, the person to whom you're speaking. For example, if "Joe" is discussing a recent surgery in great detail, say, "It sounds like you need a vacation." Then turn to "Sue" beside you and ask, "Sue, have you gone anywhere interesting recently?"

6. Be and look alert: Making others feel important is key to making a connection. Doing so requires actively listening. Making eye contact, nodding in agreement, and remaining engaged with an open and upright posture will indicate that you're listening and interested.

7. Exit with impact: When exiting a group shake hands with each individual, looking them in the eye, and, using their first name, state how nice it was to meet them. If you discussed connecting or sharing information, state that you look forward to doing so and be specific about how. For example, "I'll be sure to forward you a link to the car show we discussed." Share your business card at this time, always passing it so that the individual receiving it can read your name and title.

From entrance to exit, how you conduct yourself at a business event matters. The impression you make not only determines if you earn the respect of others but has the potential to shape future business deals, collaborations, and job opportunities.

(Pamela Eyring is the owner and president of The Protocol School of Washington® (PSOW), which provides professional business etiquette and international protocol training. Founded in 1988, PSOW is the only school of its kind in the U.S. to become accredited. Any opinions expressed are her own. PSOW's website is: www.psow.edu.)

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Modern Etiquette: At business meetings, impressions are important

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(Reuters) - According to James Uleman, PhD, a psychology professor at New York University and researcher on impression management, "In spite of the congeniality of many professional gatherings, judgments are being made and impressions formed at all times." For that reason, it's important to make sure that you project a positive, professional image at every moment.

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Do you hate meetings? So do most people. Unfortunately, we're having more and more of them. That's just one result from the State of the Modern Meeting report recently released by the cloud-based video conferencing company Blue Jeans Network, based on its analysis of more than five million video meetings in 177 countries, more than a third of which had an in-person component as well.

There were two bright spots in Blue Jeans' research: The average meeting is getting smaller, with only three participants, down from 4.3 in earlier reports. Perhaps as a result, meetings are also getting shorter, down to an average 36 minutes from 45 minutes last year.

The rest of the news isn't so good:

1. We're having more weekend meetings--a lot more.

So much for work-life balance. The data shows that Saturday meetings are up by 49 percent, and Sunday meetings up by a frightening 84 percent from previous years.

2. Most of our meetings are at the worst time of day.

During the average workday, when do you feel most dull-brained? If you're like most people, that low point comes in mid-afternoon, around 3 p.m. So what is the most popular meeting time? You guessed it--mid-afternoon, around 3 p.m. Maybe you can sit toward the back and catch an inconspicuous nap.

3. Punctuality is a thing of the past.

A ghastly 81 percent of meetings start late, up 30 percent from previous research, with East Coast meeters being the worst offenders and upstanding Midwesterners the most likely to arrive on time. This problem is only likely to get worse, since tardiness is a self-perpetuating phenomenon. If you arrive five minutes late to a meeting and it hasn't started yet, you'll figure you haven't missed anything, so you'll likely do the same next time, or maybe show up even later. Meanwhile, the punctual people who've sat around waiting for you will figure they have better uses for their time, and next time they'll come five minutes late as well, or maybe even later. The only way out of this vicious cycle is to be strict about starting every meeting on time, whether or not everyone is there.

4. The worse it is outside, the more we love to meet.

When spring has sprung and buds are on the trees, people don't schedule meetings, probably because they'd rather be enjoying the weather. On the other hand, winter sees twice as many meetings as other times of year. Not only that, the more awful the weather is, the more we seem to need to meet. Meetings were up by as much as 26 percent during the recent Texas flooding, and an impressive 35 percent during the Boston blizzards last winter.

5. Tech startups seem to love meetings.

From Apple to Google to Facebook, the nation looks to Silicon Valley and its masterfully innovative companies and culture as a guide to what the rest of us should do. That likely means even more meetings are coming. The biggest tech startup centers also lead the nation in meetings, with the West Coast in general holding one-and-a-half times as many meetings as everywhere else. Silicon Valley is seeing the highest number of meetings, followed by San Francisco, New York City, L.A., and London.

6. Skipping meetings can cost you.

Whether you love meetings or hate them, they're not going anywhere any time soon. In one survey, 47 percent of professionals admitted they'd lost a client or deal because they failed to meet face-to-face. Not surprisingly, Blue Jeans Network suggests using videoconferencing instead of conference calls to replace in-person meetings. That's certainly a good idea as far as it goes. But research shows that no technological replacement is as good as sitting down with someone in the same room.

Do you hate meetings? So do most people. Unfortunately, we're having more and more of them. That's just one result from the State of the Modern Meeting report recently released by the cloud-based video conferencing company Blue Jeans Network, based on its analysis of more than five million video meetings in 177 countries, more than a third of which had an in-person component as well.

There were two bright spots in Blue Jeans' research: The average meeting is getting smaller, with only three participants, down from 4.3 in earlier reports. Perhaps as a result, meetings are also getting shorter, down to an average 36 minutes from 45 minutes last year.

The rest of the news isn't so good:

So much for work-life balance. The data shows that Saturday meetings are up by 49 percent, and Sunday meetings up by a frightening 84 percent from previous years.

During the average workday, when do you feel most dull-brained? If you're like most people, that low point comes in mid-afternoon, around 3 p.m. So what is the most popular meeting time? You guessed it--mid-afternoon, around 3 p.m. Maybe you can sit toward the back and catch an inconspicuous nap.

A ghastly 81 percent of meetings start late, up 30 percent from previous research, with East Coast meeters being the worst offenders and upstanding Midwesterners the most likely to arrive on time. This problem is only likely to get worse, since tardiness is a self-perpetuating phenomenon. If you arrive five minutes late to a meeting and it hasn't started yet, you'll figure you haven't missed anything, so you'll likely do the same next time, or maybe show up even later. Meanwhile, the punctual people who've sat around waiting for you will figure they have better uses for their time, and next time they'll come five minutes late as well, or maybe even later. The only way out of this vicious cycle is to be strict about starting every meeting on time, whether or not everyone is there.

When spring has sprung and buds are on the trees, people don't schedule meetings, probably because they'd rather be enjoying the weather. On the other hand, winter sees twice as many meetings as other times of year. Not only that, the more awful the weather is, the more we seem to need to meet. Meetings were up by as much as 26 percent during the recent Texas flooding, and an impressive 35 percent during the Boston blizzards last winter.

From Apple to Google to Facebook, the nation looks to Silicon Valley and its masterfully innovative companies and culture as a guide to what the rest of us should do. That likely means even more meetings are coming. The biggest tech startup centers also lead the nation in meetings, with the West Coast in general holding one-and-a-half times as many meetings as everywhere else. Silicon Valley is seeing the highest number of meetings, followed by San Francisco, New York City, L.A., and London.

Whether you love meetings or hate them, they're not going anywhere any time soon. In one survey, 47 percent of professionals admitted they'd lost a client or deal because they failed to meet face-to-face. Not surprisingly, Blue Jeans Network suggests using videoconferencing instead of conference calls to replace in-person meetings. That's certainly a good idea as far as it goes. But research shows that no technological replacement is as good as sitting down with someone in the same room.

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6 Alarming Trends in Modern Meetings (Infographic)

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Do you hate meetings? So do most people. Unfortunately, we're having more and more of them. That's just one result from the State of the Modern Meeting report recently released by the cloud-based video conferencing company Blue Jeans Network, based on its analysis of more than five million video meetings in 177 countries, more than a third of which had an in-person component as well.

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We all know there's a price to pay for a making bad first impression: A limp handshake conveys low confidence; a wrinkled suit makes you seem lazy; oversharing comes across as emotional instability. But do you ever think about the first impression your meetings make? Frequently restarting meetings for stragglers sends the message that participants have more control than you do. Issues opened for discussion with no clear purpose get hijacked by participants with a clearer agenda than yours. Monologues validate everyone's fears that your meeting is going to be about as valuable (and as scintillating) as watching an hour of C-SPAN.

If you want to have a more productive meeting, focus on a strong opening. A good start to a meeting is like an overture: It sets the tone, introduces the major themes, and provides a preview of what you can expect. Here are some best practices for starting your next meeting:

Make the purpose of the meeting clear. It's amazing how much time gets invested in meetings where no one really knows why the meeting is happening. Remember to state the purpose of the meeting in the agenda and then reiterate it at the start of the meeting. Differentiate between idea generation sessions and decision-making forums; separate meetings driving long-term strategic thinking from those driving short-term action and accountability. (For more on how to create fit-for-purpose meetings, see "A Step-by-Step Guide to Structuring Better Meetings.") While you're at it, talk about what the meeting is not about. "This is our monthly capacity-building session. We're working on the business today, not working in it. Any tactical issues need to be tabled until Wednesday's ops review."

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Be specific about the purpose of each agenda item. Although the types of agenda items in any one meeting should be similar, they might be at different stages and therefore require a very different conversation. Before each agenda item, take a moment to clarify the goal. If your goal is idea generation, say so, and facilitate the discussion appropriately. Don't allow action-oriented team members to converge too quickly if you're trying to foster original thinking. In contrast, if an item requires a decision, be clear on the decision criteria and the process. Specify whether everyone gets to vote or whether one person owns the decision and is looking for recommendations. "Barb owns this decision, so I'm going to ask Barb to halt the discussion when she has what she needs to make the call."

Ask people to filter their contributions. Another way to set the tone at the start of a meeting is to tell people what level of engagement you expect from each of them. You can cite the MIT research that found that a team's collective intelligence is predicted by how equally team members participate. Ask participants to modulate their contributions (either up or down) so that they take up about as much airtime as everyone else. Ask that participants refrain from simply agreeing with one another. You can say: "I'm looking for different perspectives and new ways of thinking. I'm going to move on if we're all in agreement."

Reiterate any important ground rules. If your team has spent time developing ground rules (which I highly recommend that you do), use the time at the beginning of the meeting to remind everyone about any that are still aspirational. Too many teams go to the effort of defining ground rules and then never speak of them again. Don't overdo it, but pick one ground rule that you think will be particularly salient for your discussion. For example, say, "I know we're talking about some sensitive issues today. Just a reminder that we've all committed to starting with a positive assumption."

Head off passive-aggressive behavior. One reason that meetings are so abhorred is that they tend to go on and on, but don't expose the real problems that need to be solved. Many teams use the meeting-before-the-meeting and the meeting-after-the-meeting to surface the prickly or unpopular issues. That makes the meeting itself a complete waste of time. Address the risk of passive-aggressive behavior explicitly by asking that issues be addressed in the meeting, not after it. It's not a fail-safe approach, but calling out difficult or contentious discussions at the start of a meeting, and asking for people to share their points of view candidly, will increase the likelihood that you get the issues on the table rather than leaving them for hallway gossip later.

Decide whether to roundtable. I would be remiss if I did not weigh in on the controversial topic of roundtables. By roundtable, I mean the portion of the meeting where each participant shares a status update. Roundtables are notoriously bad for sucking up time, adding little value, and providing a platform for nervous team members to justify their paycheck. If that's what's happening at your roundtable, get rid of it. If, in contrast, you're willing to redirect your roundtable to selectively address issues related to the agenda topic, then have at it. Just be strict on the time limits and stop anyone who goes off topic: "It's our quarterly strategic meeting, so the topic of the roundtable today is the one trend that is either exciting or frightening you."

It's likely true that you attend too many meetings. It's even more likely that you attend too many bad meetings. You can usually tell within the first two minutes whether the meeting is going to be a good use of your time. If you're running the show, make sure your meeting makes a great first impression by focusing everyone on the unique value they're supposed to be adding, emphasizing diversity of thought, and filtering out time-sucks. Do that and you'll find that your meetings earn a sterling reputation and actually help get work done.

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We all know there's a price to pay for a making bad first impression: A limp handshake conveys low confidence; a wrinkled suit makes you seem lazy; oversharing comes across as emotional instability. But do you ever think about the first impression your meetings make?

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All too often, meetings run longer than they should and fail to keep attendees engaged. Here’s how to run a meeting the right way.

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Article 2: The best way to runs a meeting.
1.Objective in a meeting is important
2. know if the meeting is necessary.
3.invide decision makers
4.keep the meeting short
5.schedule strategically