Meeting Terminology

A comprehensive guide to the mystical lexicon of meetings.

The 5 Whys

A technique for getting to the bottom of everything.

Icebreaker Questions

Icebreaker Questions

For when you need to get people talking, but not actually accomplishing anything.

Management Speak

Management Speak

A glossary for deciphering corporate doublespeak.

Meeting Etiquette

The unwritten rules for not actually accomplishing anything.

Overplanning

Overplanning

When the plan is so good, it takes 3 hours just to read it.

Minute-Taking

Minute-Taking

For when the meeting is too long, but the minutes are too short.

Remember: Meetings are like pizzas, even when they're bad, they can still be good for something.

Adjournment

Adjournment

The art of politely ending a meeting that's going nowhere.

Stay classy, meetings!