Using AI to Run Better Meetings as a Facilitator

End-of-lesson check

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1. Which of the following is a task AI can effectively perform when designing a meeting?

   1. Reading participants' body language to gauge engagement
   2. Turning a vague goal like 'discuss Q3' into a timed agenda
   3. Noticing when one participant is dominating the conversation
   4. Understanding the political implications of who said what

2. A facilitator wants AI to help prepare for a strategic decision meeting. Which input would most likely yield a useful AI-generated output?

   1. Tell AI to 'make the meeting good'
   2. Tell AI to 'be helpful about the thing we need to discuss'
   3. Tell AI to 'figure out what we should do about the situation'
   4. Tell AI 'I have 45 minutes with 6 senior leaders. The goal is to decide whether to sunset Product X. Draft an agenda with timeboxes, kickoff prompt, decision-making method, and three pre-meeting questions I should send 24 hours ahead.'

3. After a meeting, AI can best assist with which of the following tasks?

   1. Replacing the facilitator's role in following up with participants
   2. Synthesizing free-form notes into decisions, owners, and due dates
   3. Taking real-time notes while observing facial expressions
   4. Interpreting tone and emotional undercurrents in discussion

4. What is a critical limitation of using AI during an active meeting?

   1. AI cannot generate appropriate warm-up prompts during the meeting
   2. AI cannot access shared documents in real-time
   3. AI cannot read the room or notice when one person is dominating
   4. AI cannot help synthesize notes taken by different people

5. Before feeding meeting audio or transcripts to AI for synthesis, what should a facilitator always do first?

   1. Delete any identifying information from the transcript
   2. Obtain explicit consent from all attendees
   3. Skip this step if the meeting was internal only
   4. Use a free, public AI tool to test quality first

6. Which statement best reflects what AI can contribute to meeting recap emails?

   1. AI can determine which attendees should receive the recap
   2. AI can draft recap emails that accurately surface what was actually decided
   3. AI can assess the political implications of the decisions made
   4. AI can decide which decisions require executive approval

7. A facilitator notices a senior leader consistently interrupting others during a strategy meeting. How should this be addressed given AI's capabilities?

   1. Rely on AI to detect this pattern and intervene automatically
   2. Ask AI to generate a post-meeting survey asking if participants felt interrupted
   3. Ask AI to send a private message to that leader during the meeting
   4. The facilitator must personally address it—the facilitator's role includes holding silence and pacing energy, which AI cannot replace

8. Why might AI be unsuitable for understanding 'the political stakes of who said what to whom' in a meeting?

   1. AI lacks access to organizational charts
   2. AI lacks knowledge of specific interpersonal histories, rivalries, and organizational context that humans naturally understand
   3. AI cannot read text
   4. AI cannot process meeting transcripts

9. A facilitator is preparing for a contentious budget allocation meeting. Which aspect of meeting design should remain firmly in human hands?

   1. Generating warm-up prompts appropriate to the group's mood
   2. Deciding the decision-making method based on political stakes
   3. Drafting the initial agenda structure
   4. Synthesizing post-meeting notes into action items

10. Which of the following is explicitly listed as something AI does well in meeting facilitation, according to the framework?

    1. Generating warm-up and check-in prompts appropriate to the group's mood
    2. Noticing when the meeting is losing focus and suggesting breaks
    3. Arbitrating when participants disagree about next steps
    4. Reading participant reactions to adjust the agenda in real-time

11. What unique contribution does a human facilitator make that AI cannot replicate, even with perfect meeting transcripts?

    1. Drafting follow-up emails
    2. Holding silence and pacing energy to create space for reflection
    3. Synthesizing discussion into a decision log
    4. Organizing notes by topic and speaker

12. A facilitator wants to send pre-meeting questions to participants 24 hours ahead. How can AI best assist with this?

    1. AI can decide which participants should receive questions
    2. AI can determine which questions would be most politically sensitive
    3. AI can assess which participants are likely to object to pre-meeting work
    4. AI can generate relevant questions based on the meeting goal and time constraints

13. In which scenario would using AI for meeting synthesis be potentially harmful to professional relationships?

    1. Using AI to draft meeting notes when all participants know audio is being recorded
    2. Using AI to organize action items after a team retrospective
    3. Using AI to synthesize notes without informing attendees in a culture that values privacy
    4. Using AI to generate a recap email after a public town hall

14. What type of output can AI reliably produce when given a vague meeting topic?

    1. A ranking of which participants have the most influence
    2. A 45-minute agenda with timeboxes based on the goal
    3. A complete decision that the team must follow
    4. A prediction of whether the meeting will succeed

15. A facilitator is preparing for a meeting with a group known for low engagement. Which AI capability would be most useful before the meeting?

    1. Arbitrating heated discussions in real-time
    2. Reading the room to identify disengaged participants
    3. Generating warm-up and check-in prompts to break the ice
    4. Deciding which topics to skip to maintain energy