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Meeting Title:
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Meeting Date:
Chaired by: Attendees: ___________________
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Recorded by: ___________________
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Persons Responsible
Actions Agreed Upon (Initials) Deadline
1. ________________________ __________________ __________
2. ________________________ __________________ __________
3. ________________________ __________________ __________
4. ________________________ __________________ __________
5. ________________________ __________________ __________
6. ________________________ __________________ __________
7. ________________________ __________________ __________
8. ________________________ __________________ __________

Topic Postponed: Next Meeting Date: _______________
Start Time: ______________________
End Time: _______________________
❏ Last meeting’s agenda attached
❏ Next meeting’s agenda attached

Figure 7-2. Meeting summary
Conclusion

To say no is difficult, but it’s sometimes necessary. If you evalu-
ate the ways you spend your time meeting and pursuing infor-
mation, though, you can indeed learn to be discriminating and
more productive. Another effective method of saying no
involves learning to anticipate the unexpected. Forewarned is
forearmed, after all. That indispensable art of anticipating is the
subject of Chapter 8.