Bussiness Communication - Assignment 3
What is a meeting? Generally, a meeting refers to three or more people who is coming together to share common objectives through the use of verbal and written communication. The purpose of meetings Meetings are an important organisational tool as they can be used to: • Pool and develop ideas • Plan • Solve problems • Make decisions • Create and develop understanding • Encourage enthusiasm and initiative • Provide a sense of direction • Create a common purpose Components of Meetings A meeting can be divided into the following three main components: Content is the knowledge, information, experience, expertise, opinions, ideas, attitudes and expectations that each individual brings to a meeting. Interaction is the way in which the participants work together to deal with the content of a meeting. This includes the feelings, attitudes and expectations of the partic