Meeting Planner: The Art of Not Being Bored

Meetings are the bane of productivity, but with this planner, you'll be the most interesting person in the room!

Here are some key words you might find useful:

Agenda (noun): A list of things that will definitely not happen because we're running out of time.
Affirmative action item (noun): Something we really should do, but will probably forget.
Break (noun): The part of the meeting where we all pretend to take a break, but secretly check our phones.
Decision (noun): The thing we're trying to avoid making.
Discussion (noun): The art of talking about something, while pretending to be interested.
Item (noun): Something on the agenda that will probably get moved to the next meeting.
Minutes (noun): The official record of who fell asleep during the meeting.
Objective (noun): What we're trying to achieve, but probably won't.
Point of order (phrase): When someone tries to get back on track, but fails.
Point of personal privilege (phrase): When someone tries to talk about their feelings, but really just wants to talk about themselves.
Point of information (phrase): When someone actually has something useful to say, but gets ignored.
Quorum (noun): The number of people needed to make a decision, but usually, it's just one guy with a loud voice.
Resolution (noun): What we hope to achieve, but probably won't.
Roll call (noun): When we pretend to take attendance, while actually checking our watches.
Ruling (noun): The thing we all secretly disagree with, but pretend to agree with.
Second (noun): When someone else tries to make a decision, because you didn't.
Speaker (noun): The person talking, while the rest of us pretend to listen.
Topic (noun): The thing we're supposed to be discussing, but usually, it's just small talk.
Vote (noun): When we pretend to have an opinion, but really, we just wanted to get out of there.

For more information on meeting etiquette, see our Etiquette page.

And for more on agenda items, see our Agenda page.

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