Holding Effective Meetings Tool Kit

The Holding Effective Meetings Tool Kit consists of three items.

Holding Effective Meetings Guide

• Provides guidance for planning, holding, and closing a meeting
• Helps the facilitator of a meeting focus on achieving stated outcomes
• Delivers a clear meeting objective and agenda for all participants
• Helps to avoid inviting participants who don’t have a clear role or need to attend
• Helps meeting organizers hold meetings where participants remain active and engaged

Holding Effective Meetings Agenda Template

• Provides a basic framework for planning a meeting

Meeting Cost Estimator

• Provides insight into the cost of a planned meeting
• Encourages meeting organizers to consider the cost of a meeting and plan more effectively to make better use of government resources

This project is the result of a cross-agency process improvement team through the Partnership for Public Service’s Excellence in Government Program.