10.1 Running Effective Meetings
“Running Effective Meetings” (RNH.10.1) is a Reaching New Heights leadership lesson that teaches students how to organize and manage effective meetings. Students learn the elements of well-run meetings, the role of executive committee meetings, how to build an agenda following an established order of business, the four main objectives of parliamentary law, and how to properly set up an FFA meeting room. Includes activity sheets, an order-of-business sort activity, and an optional community meeting observation extension activity.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe the importance of well-run meetings.
- Identify the elements of a well-run meeting.
- Describe the importance of executive committee meetings and what should be accomplished during executive committee meetings.
- Develop effective meeting agendas.
- Define the four main objectives of parliamentary law.
- Describe how to properly set up a meeting room.
- Time required
- Two 60-minute periods
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Writing utensil
- Scissors
- Paper clips
- FFA paraphernalia
- Official FFA Manual
- RNH.10.1.AS.A – one per student
- RNH.10.1.AS.B – one per student
- Purpose
- The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand how to organize and manage effective meetings.
- Connection Questions
- 1. Where have I seen effective meetings take place? 2. What made these meetings effective? 3. Where have I seen ineffective meetings take place? 4. What made these meetings ineffective? 5. How will our organization benefit from effective meetings? 6. What are some steps to ensure effective meetings take place?
- LifeKnowledge Precepts Addressed
- A3. Plan effectively. B1. Practice human relations skills including compassion, empathy, unselfishness, trustworthiness, reliability, and listening. E2. Perform leadership tasks associated with citizenship. J1. Think critically. M5. Operates effectively in the workplace.