1. Invitation to Insight You can gain an appreciation for the importance of meetings by interviewing one or more people in a career field that is of interest to you.

a. Ask questions such as 1. How frequent are meetings in your work?

2. How long do these meetings typically take?

3. What kinds of topics are covered in your m eetings?

4. What formats are used (parliamentary procedure, following agenda, open-ended discussions with no clear agenda, virtual versus face-to-face)?

5. How effective are meetings? What factors contribute to their effectiveness or i neffectiveness?

b. Compare your findings with your classmates’

findings.

1. Which types of meetings occur most frequently (informational, problemsolving, r itual)?

2. Which types of formats occur most frequently?

3. Are the advantages mentioned by interviewees similar to those identified in the text?

4. Based on concepts from the text, suggest remedies for the challenges identified b y t he i nterviewees.