A business meeting's primary goal is often to make crucial decisions affecting the company. You should welcome everyone to the meeting and give a brief introduction of yourself. Following that, you can identify the primary goals or agendas.
How to start a business meeting?
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In a very religious setting, there is need to start with prayers. In countries like Nigeria where religion is paramount, failure to adhere to the religious beliefs will result in antagonistic actions.
For a company's internal meeting, the chairperson may start by stating the purpose and agenda of the meeting.
There are many people who tend to start virtual business meeting as well. This means that they tend to conduct meetings over the internet.
To start a business meeting, first establish the purpose and agenda for the meeting. This can be done by sending out a meeting invite with the agenda included, or by stating the purpose and agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Next, make sure all attendees are present and introduce any new attendees to the group. Then, begin discussing the agenda items and make sure to keep the meeting on track and on schedule. Finally, at the end of the meeting, summarize the key points discussed and any action items that need to be completed.
In my home country, it has become a norm to start a business meeting with opening prayers.
Before starting the meeting the things that need to be done are: Prepare the meeting agenda from the start, set the best possible time, prepare matters to be discussed, prepare a list of questions or ask for opinions from meeting participants, and so on.
In where I worked, the business meeting is started with a prayer. After that, the agenda is read and copies distributed to all the participants of the meeting. And it takes off in earnest.
