What’s on the Agenda?

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication

Week 4 Assignment

What’s on the Agenda?

This week we are learning about holding effective and productive meetings. One of the key elements of an effective meeting is a well-organized and thoughtful agenda. Assume that you have been tasked with holding a 1-hour meeting on a topic of your choosing. Create an agenda for a 1-hour meeting, including the following elements.

Date, start time, end time

Purpose(s)

Desired outcome(s)

At least three agenda items with estimated time for each item

Participant list

Chapter 7 of our textbook features a sample agenda, as well as an excellent discussion of how to make meetings more effective.

Length Requirement: It should be one page. It is best for the meeting attendees to be able to see all of the agenda items on a single page.