From the course: Time Management Tips: Scheduling

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How to schedule a meeting

How to schedule a meeting

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How to schedule a meeting

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- In many positions you often have to schedule a meeting with someone else. However, the back and forth of you and the other person trying to figure out a time to meet can become a headache and a distraction. Let's talk about a few things to help scheduling meetings go a bit smoother. First, try to schedule quick meetings. Google Calendar has a built-in feature for this called speedy meetings. This automatically schedules, rather than an hour meeting, a 50-minute meeting, leaving 10 minutes of buffer space at the end. Or rather than a half an hour meeting, a 25-minute meeting. Whether or not you are using Google Calendar, I recommend you make speedy meetings a common practice when scheduling appointments with other people. It will help you be more relaxed, help give you transition time for the next meeting, and help you both be more focused during the time that you meet together. Next, if you share a workplace with this…

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