# How to run meetings that don't suck

DevFeed: [How to run meetings that don't suck](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-run-meetings-that-don-t-suck-11808.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://incident.io/blog/how-to-run-meetings-that-dont-suck>)

Author: Lisa Karlin Curtis

Published: 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The incident.io Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-incident-io-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-development.md>), [incident management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident-management.md>)

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## AI overview

An experienced software engineer shares practical techniques for running more effective meetings, including defining a clear purpose, preparing concise pre-reading, limiting attendance, allocating suitable time, using asynchronous communication, and appointing a facilitator.

## Source excerpt

What the world of software development can learn from consulting - why meetings are useful, and how to run them well.