Effective Meetings in 7 simple steps. Barry Tomalin

number of items on the agenda depends on the time available and the number of issues to be discussed. But an agenda of seven items in a 60-minute meeting would be ample.

      Supporting papers may be of different types. They might include financial statements, product specifications and descriptions, and position papers on issues of policy or strategy. They can be added to the agenda and circulated with it as hard or soft copy. Be sure to have hard copies on hand for participants who haven’t printed out the soft copy!