Tips for Effective Meeting Communication

Steve Tobak is managing partner of Invisor Consulting LLC. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, where he writes a great blog on corporate behavior. His latest missive is a pithy list of ways to maximize meetings.

I've condensed these for your ease. However, Tobak does it better than I ever could, and I highly recommend reading the whole article.

3 Rules of Meeting Etiquette:

1. Start on time and end on time.
2. The leader needs to lead. This means keeping speakers on point and keeping the progress going.
3. Type up and circulate key decisions within one day.

4 Rules for Effective Meetings:

1. Listen well and only speak if you have something valuable to contribute.
2. Creativity is good. Uncooperative criticism is bad. Compromise is necessary.
3. Stay on topic.
4. Don't hold back, bullshit, or sugar-coat issues.