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Meeting Agenda Template

A one-page agenda format that makes meetings shorter and decisions clearer.

Best for

Anyone who runs or attends meetings.

Use this when

Sent at least 24 hours before any meeting longer than 15 minutes.

Preview

The agenda

MEETING: [Title]
DATE: [Date]  TIME: [Time]–[Time] ([duration])
WHERE: [Location or link]
CHAIR: [Name]  NOTES: [Name]
ATTENDEES: [names]

PURPOSE
[One sentence: what this meeting must produce.]

WHAT TO DO BEFORE
[ ] [Read / review / prepare] — [who]

AGENDA
1. [Item] — [Owner] — [X] min — [DECIDE / DISCUSS / INFORM]
2. [Item] — [Owner] — [X] min — [DECIDE / DISCUSS / INFORM]
3. [Item] — [Owner] — [X] min — [DECIDE / DISCUSS / INFORM]
4. Actions and close — [Chair] — 5 min

NOT ON THIS AGENDA
[Topics deliberately parked, and where they'll be handled instead.]

DECISIONS NEEDED TODAY
- [Decision] — decided by: [who]
- [Decision] — decided by: [who]

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