How To Run a Successful Meeting v3

Purpose & how to use: Practical tips on running short, useful Town Team meetings — including a sample agenda. Use it for committee meetings, sub-committee meetings, and to coach first-time meeting chairs.
Who it's for: Anyone chairing or running a Town Team meeting, especially volunteers new to formal meetings.
Key points: Keep meetings to between one and one-and-a-half hours, prepare and circulate an agenda in advance, and open positively with welcomes and clear objectives. Appoint a note-taker, balance discussion against time-keeping, and form sub-committees to handle operational detail. Agree on a decision-making method early and lock it into the constitution, keep the tone encouraging, and follow up with people afterwards. A sample agenda template is included.