MeetingArk | 2 Commencing a meeting | Activity https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/ Activity feed for the group, 2 Commencing a meeting. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:58:38 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 d406bc61a2bf3f813bd2af8f68f3ee60 Ron Eagle replied to the topic Agenda in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/agenda/#post-4849 Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:51:32 +0100 I agree – a 30 point agenda is not a recipe for an effective meeting. Meetings tend to fall into 2 broad categories: update advice with consequent  negotiations/ actions set or developmental where one or more concepts of situations are posed and creative discussions happen with actions agreed to progress those outcomes.  In either case, unless y…[Read more]

]]> 0 490e5e1e3ae54d6807214024b4e6b63f Ron Eagle replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/introductions/#post-7151 Sat, 07 May 2022 21:59:55 +0100 If you do decide to adopt some local empathy into your introductions, make sure you do your homework to get it exactly right as making cultural gaffes may be worse than not adopting them at all.

]]> 0 409d8295242a81b37bd7e26217c51921 kieranfoley replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/introductions/#post-5015 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:17:01 +0000 Introductions IMO tend to be in the middle of the organisations culture and the meeting cultures of the people attending. When attending a country with a different meeting culture, don’t expect them to adapt to  yours. When they are in your country, maintain your own meeting culture but show sensitivity to things that might be deal breakers.

]]> 0 057f6eab7ff28ac9ec545263bb6ab120 kieranfoley joined the group 2 Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/activity/p/232/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:56:30 +0000 0 843bb22c7127acac601108dd8f1e5db3 MeetingArkAdmin replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/introductions/#post-765 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:59:54 +0000 Thanks, Ron!

Introductions is an area that seems to have a lot of cultural factors that need to be taken into account. For example, in Japan, there are factors of the highly ritualised process of exchanging business cards. In both West Africa and the Middle East, one may be expected to share details about family and children – and ask the other…[Read more]

]]> 0 7524ac10f5c08e883005f2d654ac188a Ron Eagle replied to the topic Arrival and Registration in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/arrival-and-registration/#post-757 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:40 +0000 Try to have something welcoming at arrival: if a morning offer hot drinks and maybe bacon rolls (include vegan too ); if lunch then offer  maybe a buffet. This not only attracts attendees but allows some for some pre meeting mingling, ice breaking etc.  Regardless have at least one person responsible for welcoming the people arriving and, if r…[Read more]

]]> 0 ccdd632091dddedc5154b78ff113021d Ron Eagle replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/introductions/#post-755 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:52:39 +0000 Try a traditional round robin of introductions around the table but with a little bit more substance – (don’t just get  names and titles…ask each to give a few minutes explaining what they do what their thought  contribution is on the project and maybe some small personal details to humanise them)

]]> 0 0e92983150ab1d0d07b173765ccded84 Ron Eagle joined the group 2 Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/activity/p/174/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:20:52 +0000 0 ab1e8d61a52b0d9a8e60b41839687acf Andrew Gurnham joined the group 2 Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/activity/p/84/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:17:48 +0000 0 cbc27dfacc32deba0762ae69f85439e2 MeetingArkAdmin started the topic Introductions in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/introductions/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:51:07 +0000 Some countries have a very informal approach to meeting introductions – others place extreme importance on formality. What are your experiences around this?

]]> 0 851b57bdce9dff3fa8cc293d707b06b3 MeetingArkAdmin started the topic Arrival and Registration in the forum Commencing a meeting https://meetingark.org/groups/commencing-a-meeting/forum/topic/arrival-and-registration/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:48:42 +0000 As the saying goes, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” – the arrival and registration process, if done well, creates a positive impression. If done badly, it can be catastrophic for the meeting.

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