agenda using a template.

Research templates on the Internet or look at the in-built template in the word processing package being used.

Consider layout, professional structure, and presentation.

1. Create your own agenda for the following meeting:

Management meeting to be called to discuss the budget for next year. All management should be invited to attend in Room 15 on the 2nd floor of our offices on 25 September. Attendees should confirm attendance or provide apologies. The meeting will discuss the last financial year's budget, the budget allocated for the following year, major expenditure for the following year and there should be an open discussion for each manager to put forward their projected spending for the following year. Mr Bob Chan will be heading the meeting, with his secretary Barbara Pearl Smith taking the minutes. George Stubbard from Accounts will provide a 30-minute presentation using the data projector. A printed report on the previous year's financial budget will be provided at the meeting.The meeting will be conducted from 9-3 with one-hour break for lunch, two coffee breaks. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Attendees are J Pitch, S Wallow, T Bird, M Matthews, T Pearl, L Joseph, N Bloom, K Carr, DWK Bowyer (Managers). June Prudence, Sofia McGonagall, Tracey Jones (secretaries). John Snow (MD).

1. Find an example of a formal meeting agenda such as one for an AGM or board meeting.

• in what way is it different from a standard or informal meeting?
• list down the headings from the Agenda

research a Chairperson's agenda; why is it different from an attendee's agenda?