I made this for you [Resume template] | 5 questions to ask before scheduling another meeting

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Next, let’s face it. 70% of meetings could’ve been an email.

Don’t be one who comes unprepared, wasting people’s time.

5 Questions To Ask (Before Scheduling a Meeting)

☝️ 1. What’s the purpose of the meeting?

→ Define the purpose, agenda, and ideal outcome.

Example:

Purpose: Get leadership alignment on our X go-to-market strategy. This meeting will be successful if we get a consensus on our plan to move forward next week.

Agenda:

Introduction - 5 min

Plan Overview - 10 min

Nex steps - 5 min

✌️ 2. Is the meeting really necessary?

→ Do I need live input, or can this be achieved offline via email or instant messaging?

🤟 3. Is this meeting one-time only or recurring?

→ Set appropriate settings and update the title, for example, 'monthly status syncs.'

🖖 4.  Who is the key decision-maker?

→ Ensure this person and all necessary people attend (reach out in advance to confirm).

🖐️ 5.  Who else needs to be invited?

→ Identify key cross-functional people who can weigh in to avoid potential back and forth.

Most people don't ask these questions and end up wasting time.

I thought this was brilliant. Here are 6 signs this meeting could’ve been an email.

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Jean

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