Create an agenda for a team meeting where the following topics will be discussed:

*Financial update

*Introduction of new employees

*The upcoming team building activity

*Open discussion

Your agenda needs to include the following:

*Roles you will assign to participants

*The subtopics you wish to cover under each of the topic areas

*The amount of time you will assign to each topic

*Date, time, and duration of meeting

*The participants invited and anyone who declined to attend, listed as regrets

Once you have completed your agenda, answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Why is an agenda important for effective meetings?

Why is it important to assign roles when you hold a meeting?

What distractions are most common in meetings today?

Should individuals who are late for meetings be able to attend the meeting? Why or why not?

How do meetings increase efficiency in business communication?