Live or Face-to-Face Meetings: Deaf Tips: Before: Agenda and Time Slots

Host: Before all Meetings, Prepare and Send out An Agenda

Agenda for All Meetings: 1-1,  Small Meetings (3-15), Large Meetings (16 +)

For meetings, it is especially important to have an agenda as it helps everyone to be on the same page, especially with diverse communication modes. (Include interpreters and/or captionists). 

Include the topics, allotted time, and names of people who will talk.

Sample  Agenda with Time Slots and Speakers

Thursday, July 15
1:00-1:30: Discuss reference procedures for the fall (all)-30 mins
1:30-1:45: Update on Wallace Library (all)-15 mins
1:45-2:00-Open Issues (all)-15 mins

An Agenda

-Benefit: to all
        -All know topic ahead of time 
        -Prepare questions, comments, do research

-Benefit for Visual Language/Interpreted Message utilizers
         -Keep track of topics being interpreted
          Ex: know in 5 mins, topic change will occur

-Benefit to interpreter:
        -Know topic
         Ex: Easier to prep, research ahead 
         Ex.: Easier to interpret, knowing these topics