Meeting Support

The Challenge of Meeting Management

In the demanding environment of an executive’s office, meetings are a necessary yet time-consuming part of the daily routine. From scheduling to following up on action items, each task requires careful attention and can distract from the strategic responsibilities of the role. Here, an Executive Assistant (EA) from Persona can step in, providing world-class assistance to streamline the meeting process and allow you to focus on the bigger picture.

The Positive Impacts of an EA’s Involvement

By delegating meeting management to a Persona EA, you can expect significant improvements in your workflow, efficiency, and overall work-life balance. Your EA will ensure meetings are productive, organized, and contribute to your strategic goals. This optimized process can lead to better decision-making, improved outcomes, and a more successful executive role.

The Process

1. Your EA: Scheduling and Invites

The first step is for your EA to handle all meeting scheduling and invitations. They will coordinate with all parties, find suitable times, and set up the meeting in your calendar. This essential task reduces your administrative load and ensures a smoothly run schedule.

2. Your EA: Preparing the Agenda

Next, your EA will work on creating an effective agenda for each meeting. They will liaise with you to understand the meeting’s goals and then draft a clear, concise agenda to guide the discussion and keep it focused. This agenda will help make the meeting more productive and goal-oriented.

3. Your EA: Pre-Meeting Briefings

Your EA will prepare a pre-meeting briefing for you. This includes an overview of the meeting’s purpose, the participants, the agenda, and any necessary background information. This briefing ensures you walk into every meeting well-prepared and informed.

4. Your EA: Meeting Minutes

During the meeting, your EA can take detailed minutes, capturing the key points, decisions, and action items. These minutes provide a useful record of the meeting, and can be used to ensure follow-through on tasks and decisions.

5. Your EA: Post-Meeting Follow-Up

After the meeting, your EA will handle all necessary follow-up actions. This could include sending out the meeting minutes, tracking action items, and scheduling any necessary follow-up meetings. By managing these tasks, your EA ensures nothing falls through the cracks.

6. You: Provide Feedback to your EA (optional)

As part of the process, it’s beneficial for you to provide feedback to your EA on their meeting support. This ensures they can continue to tailor their service to your needs and preferences, and constantly improve the quality of their support.

7. Your EA: Continual Improvement (optional)

Based on your feedback, your EA will continually refine and improve their meeting support services. This ensures that the support you receive is always adapting to your needs, and contributing to the efficiency and success of your role.

Top Tips for Leveraging an EA to Enhance Meeting Productivity

Discover the many ways an Executive Assistant (EA) can optimize your meetings. Here are some practical strategies to help you fully utilize an EA’s skills in the context of your meetings.

1. Delegating Meeting Scheduling

Managing multiple calendars to find a meeting time that suits all attendees can be time-consuming and complex. Delegate this task to your EA. They can handle scheduling invites, ensuring that all participants’ calendars align, and any potential scheduling conflicts are proactively resolved.

2. Relying on EA for Agenda Preparation

An organized and detailed agenda can significantly improve the productivity of a meeting. Allow your EA to prepare the agenda, outlining the objectives, discussion points, and expected outcomes. This will ensure that everyone arrives at the meeting well-prepared, focused, and ready to contribute effectively.

3. Utilizing EA for Pre-Meeting Briefings

Knowledge is power, especially in meetings. Have your EA create pre-meeting briefings, providing an overview of the meeting, including the context, participants, and key talking points. This helps you enter the meeting fully informed and ready to make strategic decisions.

4. Assigning Meeting Minutes and Transcriptions to EA

Keeping accurate records of what was discussed and decided during a meeting is essential. Your EA can take detailed minutes during the meeting and transcribe meeting recordings afterwards. They can also review automatically-generated transcriptions for accuracy, ensuring that no important detail is missed.

5. Engaging EA in Post-Meeting Follow Ups

Effective follow-up after a meeting is as important as the meeting itself. Assign your EA the responsibility of managing post-meeting activities. This can include sending out the meeting minutes, tracking action items, and ensuring all commitments made during the meeting are followed up on, ensuring an efficient and successful meeting process from start to finish.

Enhancing Meeting Productivity with Persona’s Executive Assistant

Meetings are a vital but often overwhelming part of an executive’s schedule. Persona’s Executive Assistant (EA) streamlines this process, ensuring meetings are efficiently scheduled, agendas are clearly outlined, and follow-ups are expertly managed. The result? You can focus on strategic decision-making and enjoy a balanced workflow. Trust Persona’s world-class EAs for your meeting management needs and watch your productivity soar.