Meetings and Presentations Checklist
   
Presentations
Components
Meetings
Acronyms: M = More; L = Less; F = Fine; DK = Don't Know; NA = Not Applicable
M
L
F
DK
NA
Communicating Content or Info
M
L
F
DK
NA
M
L
F
DK
NA
Humor
M
L
F
DK
NA
M
L
F
DK
NA
Q & A
M
L
F
DK
NA
M
L
F
DK
NA
Facilitated/Focused Discussion
M
L
F
DK
NA
M
L
F
DK
NA
Decision-Making Action Plan
M
L
F
DK
NA
M
L
F
DK
NA
Reviewing/Following Upon
Previous Action Items
M
L
F
DK
NA
M
L
F
DK
NA
Summarizing Expectations/
Decisions/Actions

M
L
F
DK
NA
   
Self-Assessment
Acronyms: E = Easy; H = Hard; DK = Don't Know
What is the easiest and hardest for you to do?
1. Talk, period.
E
H
DK
2. Talk about content (i.e., if I ask you a question on your project, can
you give me a detailed explanation?)
E
H
DK
3. Give examples, illustrations ("for example," "imagine.")
E
H
DK
4. Tell jokes - good ones! Not groaners, puns, jokes making fun of
others, no sarcasm. Tell right amount of jokes given the type of meeting.
E
H
DK
5. Develop rapport (good eye contact addressing people by name,
stating areas in common, head nodding, responding warmly to
people's suggestions).
E
H
DK
6. Use humor spontaneously with group.
E
H
DK
7. Appropriate mixture of:
a. In meetings, minimum 20 minutes of 1 hour meeting should be
interactive, Q&A, discussion, decision-making
b. In presentations, may include some or all of same components,
depending on how formal presentation is, audience, purpose,
expected outcomes.
E
H
DK
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