Meeting Note 9

[Before Speaking}

• Have Welcome slide on screen.
• Ensure all participants are seated.
• Have Mission Statement flipchart posted.
• Meeting materials ready for use.

[To Read Aloud]

• Welcome everyone to our Ideas-to-Action Liftoff Meeting!
• In the next 90 minutes, we’ll work together to generate practical ideas and create clear action plans to achieve our mission.
• Our meeting has a simple but powerful format that will help us make rapid progress.
• To keep everyone engaged and involved, we’ll take turns reading some of the slides.
• Let’s quickly go around the table and establish our reading order – alphabetical by first names usually works well.

 Next: Thank you. Let’s get started by reviewing our Team Mission → 

[Pro Tips]

• Keep opening brief and energetic.
• Ensure everyone understands about slide reading.
• Move quickly to roadmap.
• Don’t discuss mission yet – that comes next.