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My Proposal for Shorter, Better Team Meetings

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My Proposal for Shorter, Better Team Meetings

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Good morning, everyone. Our team spends about five hours a week in meetings. Today, I'd like to propose a few simple changes to make our meetings shorter and more useful.

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  1. 01My Proposal for Shorter, Better Team Meetings

    Good morning, everyone. Our team spends about five hours a week in meetings. Today, I'd like to propose a few simple changes to make our meetings shorter and more useful.

    皆さん、おはようございます。私たちのチームは、週に約5時間を会議に使っています。今日は、会議を短く、もっと役に立つものにするための、いくつかの簡単な変更を提案したいと思います。

  2. 02The Problem

    Right now, many of our meetings run too long, only a few people speak, and we often leave without clear decisions.

    今は、多くの会議が長引き、話すのは数人だけで、はっきりした決定がないまま終わることもよくあります。

  3. 03Change 1: A Clear Agenda

    First, every meeting should have a clear agenda. If we send it a day before, everyone can come prepared.

    一つ目に、すべての会議にはっきりした議題を用意すべきです。前の日に送っておけば、みんな準備して参加できます。

  4. 04Change 2: 30 Minutes Maximum

    Second, let's keep most meetings to thirty minutes. We can set a timer, and if a topic needs more time, we can discuss it separately.

    二つ目に、ほとんどの会議を30分以内にしましょう。タイマーをセットして、もっと時間が必要な話題があれば、別に話し合えばいいのです。

  5. 05Change 3: End With Actions

    Third, every meeting should end with clear actions: who will do what, and by when. Then we share short notes on the same day.

    三つ目に、すべての会議の最後に、だれが、何を、いつまでにやるかという、はっきりした行動を決めるべきです。そして、その日のうちに短いメモを共有します。

  6. 06Before and After

    If we follow these three rules, I estimate we could save about two hours a week each, and everyone would know exactly what to do next.

    この三つのルールを守れば、一人あたり週に約2時間を節約でき、みんなが次に何をすべきかがはっきり分かるようになると思います。

  7. 07Let's Try It

    So, my suggestion is to try these changes for one month and then review how it went. Thank you for listening.

    そこで、私の提案は、1か月間これらの変更を試して、そのあとどうだったかを振り返ることです。聞いてくれてありがとうございました。

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