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This helps attendees to prepare for the meeting and also to understand the meeting’s purpose; it also shows them who else will be in attendance atthe meeting.  \nIn respect of this booklet, and its sister-booklets (Business Documentation: 2) Producing Meaningful Meeting Minutes and Business Documentation: 3) Language Etiquette: Minutes and Agendas), there is no difference between a physical meeting and a virtual meeting, the‘rules’ apply equally to both kinds of meetings.  \nThe agenda should have a title and include a list of attendees (either by name, or by job title, but usually  \nboth); these attendees might be categorised as ‘Required’(if they are expected to attend and participate), ‘Observer’  \n(if they are expected to attend, but not necessarily contribute), ‘Optional’ (if their attendance is not crucial to the meeting, or they are invited as a matter of courtesy), and so forth. On occasion, it may be necessary to include guests on an agenda, for example someone with expertise in a specific area, or a guest from outside the organisation; these may be designated ‘Guest’ or ‘Invited Guest’. Guests would not normally have voting rights when it comes to decision making; therefore, it might be necessary to make their role clear on the agenda.  \nThe name of the meeting Chair should be shown and also the name of the Secretary/Minute Taker.  \nIt is good practice for the attendees at a meeting to be listed in alphabetical order; there is an occasional variation to this, where the meeting Chair, and perhaps the note taker, are shown at the top of the list. Historically, these lists were presented in order of seniority, but this can prove difficult to arrange, especially where members from different departments join together; thus, the use of an A-Z list avoids that difficulty, and ensures no member feels slighted.  \nWhere there is an unusual aspect to the details listed above, it may be worth noting this – for example, ‘please note the time of the meeting, which is 08:00pm (20:00)’, to ensure that attendees are aware that it is an evening meeting and not an early morning one.  \nIt is also advisable to include a Purpose of Meeting section, if this is not implicit in the meeting title. 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