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| play an integral part of almost every business organization | meetings |
| Most business managers spend this amount or more, of their time in meetings | sixty percent, |
| Memos, telephone calls and executive action | alternatives to meetings |
| To assure equal understanding among those present and to give direction for work or projects, to clarify confusing matters, relieve tensions or insecurities and to reconcile conflicting views | reasons to have a meeting |
| Staff meetings, information meetings fact-finding meetings, problem-solving meetings, committee meetings and sales meetings | types of meetings |
| An effective business tool | an effective meeting |
| Keep the conversation lively, keep the presentation interesting, remember your objective, instigate question and answer sessions, keep your eye on the clock, and give your participants a break (if the meeting is long). | tips on conducting a meeting |
| Held by an executive and their surrounding personnel to keep an ongoing work relationship | staff meeting |
| Held to solidify where a company stands on certain issues | information meeting |
| Held so that members of a company can share information and determine a company’s stand on an issue | iact finding meeting |
| Held to deal with a serious or sensitive issue relating to the company | problem solving meeting |
| Specialized, usually regularly scheduled, meeting where a committee exchanges information | committee meeting |
| Held in order for a company to endorse a product or service as well as come up with a sales marketing plan | sales meeting |
