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Meeting Agenda

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Price
Free
Style
Minimal
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
October 30, 2026

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Overview

Meetings run long when nobody knows what they are for. This agenda opens with the purpose, date, time and chair, lists attendees and puts each timed item in front of its owner with the outcome wanted, so people arrive prepared and the meeting ends with decisions.

The sample is a 60-minute weekly production meeting at Larkspur Works: the decision on an $18,500 label press comes first, then a discussion on lifting on-time delivery from 92% to 95%, and the timings add up to the hour. Replace the purpose, items, owners and minutes with your own.

Useful for

  • A weekly team meeting where one decision has to be made early in the hour
  • A project check-in where each owner needs to know the outcome expected from them
  • A one-off planning session with pre-reading to circulate 48 hours ahead

What's included

  • Title block with the date, time, place and chair
  • Four summary figures for the decision and the numbers behind it
  • Three timed agenda items, each phrased as a decision or question with an owner and an outcome
  • A timing line showing minutes add up to the meeting length, with 10 minutes held for actions
  • Pre-reading note with the date it must be read by
  • Make-it-yours guide with five steps for replacing the sample content

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Set the purpose in one line, then fill in the date, time, place and chair, and the length of the meeting.

  3. 3

    Rewrite each agenda item as a decision or a question, and give it an owner, a number of minutes and the outcome you want.

  4. 4

    Check that the minutes add up to the meeting length, move decisions to the start, and attach the pre-reading with its read-by date.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide page, then share the agenda with attendees at least 48 hours before the meeting.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

Why is the decision item first?

Decisions placed last get squeezed out when earlier items overrun. Putting the decision first gives it the full time it needs, and updates can be shortened if the clock runs down.

How many agenda items should a meeting have?

Aim for three to eight items of 5 to 15 minutes each, with 10 minutes held back at the end to agree actions. The sample has three items in a 60-minute meeting.

Are the organization and figures real?

No. Larkspur Works, its people and every figure in this template are fictional sample data, written so you can see a finished agenda before you replace it.

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