Kirk Ouimet

Mar 23

Tips on How To Lead a Meeting

When you walk into a room where you will be conducting/teaching/leading smile and introduce yourself to as many people in the room as possible. Be sure to get people’s names and repeat them back to them so you won’t forget.
Ask for people to share some news from their life at the beginning of the meeting to facilitate openness and sharing from the beginning.
Acknowledge the presence of any other authorities in the room.
Stress/emphasize the value of everyone’s involvement in the meeting.
Reward comments with candy if appropriate.
Be confident with your body language and in everything you say. Nobody likes to listen to someone who isn’t sure themselves.
Use names as much as possible. If you don’t know them, ask.
When people are commenting maintain eye contact with them.
Show excitement when a good comment or point is raised.
If someone is reading from some type of source material ask them about a portition of what they read immediately after they finish. e.g., “Tell me how you feel about [section of text].”
When a topic is covered sufficiently/beat to death say “Let’s move on to [new discussion topic].”
Ask questions to specific people in addition to asking the group in whole.

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