1. Meetings are essential for communication within organizations. Meetings allow individuals and groups to share information, develop skills, and build relationships. Despite the value and need for meetings, many workers dislike meetings.

What can be done to change workers' attitudes toward meetings?

• Cancel all meetings
• Limit meeting frequency and length
• Hold larger meetings

Different situations require different meeting formats. Determine which meeting format is most appropriate for the situation described in this scenario.

2. You have just been selected to lead a team of accountants conducting a large-scale audit of a company. Your team members are located in various offices around the country; however, you need to kick off the audit with a full team meeting so that the team can build rapport.

Which meeting format is most appropriate?

• Face-to-face
• Electronic

3. Face-to-face meetings are often necessary. What are the advantages of face-to-face meetings?Check all that apply.

• They are good for building rapport and relationships.
• They facilitate geographically dispersed groups.
• They make it harder to reach consensus.
• They provide rich nonverbal cues.

Read the short scenario about meetings, and then answer the corresponding question.Cahaya is an interior designer who has worked independently for an entire career. Recently, Cahaya acquired a fellow designer's studio, staff, and clientele. Cahaya now finds herself running many meetings, but not as effectively as desired.

4. What advice can you give Cahaya about running effective meetings?Check all that apply.

• Distribute an agenda in advance
• Maintain order
• Discourage participation
• Seek consensus