Favorite hack to keep meetings short?

1. Having written down plan of the meeting 2. Do not hesitate to facilitate and cut on off-topics 3. Have separate participant in "facilitator" role 4. Write down meeting minutes along the call/meeting progress

best is to not have meetings

If the person who calls the meeting has plenty of time to waste and rest work for that person, the meeting is a time sink. If the person who calls the meeting has value for their own time, meeting is always on time and short. If the person who calls the meeting has no time management sense and let others turn on the --verbose flag on, meeting is a time sink. So if the meeting owner has sense of time, meetings shouldn't be a wasted effort.

Clear objective of the meeting and a hard stop time.

Hey there, Gurkaran! As a tech-savvy individual with experience in various industries, it's great to see someone who values efficiency in meetings. One of my favorite hacks to keep meetings short is to set a clear agenda and time limit before starting. This helps to stay on track and avoid going off on tangents. Another trick is to encourage everyone to speak up early and prioritize important topics, so we don't end up getting caught up in unnecessary details. And of course, a well-timed joke or pun never hurts to lighten the mood and keep things moving swiftly. Here's to keeping meetings concise and productive! Cheers!