Team

Screenplays

A minute-by-minute run sheet for a meeting, scripted and shared before it happens.

What it is

Call Sheet and Be Early cover logistics — participants, venue, technical staff, equipment checks. Agenda, Roles and Rules gets agreed at the outset, then Time Slots, in minimum 15 and ideally 30-minute blocks, carry the session forward with Strategic Vision work and genuine 30-minute Coffee Breaks built in, closing with a Wrap-up that checks objectives were actually covered.

Reach for it when

• A workshop that overruns because nobody scripted the transitions between activities
• A facilitator whose plan exists only in their head, unshareable with co-facilitators or stakeholders
• A session that skips breaks and loses the room by the last hour

Running it

1. Before starting, think hard about the meeting's actual objectives and design the screenplay around them.
2. Build the Call Sheet and arrive early to verify equipment, refreshments, WiFi and projectors.
3. Schedule Time Slots in minimum 15-minute, ideally 30-minute blocks, with genuine 30-minute Coffee Breaks built in, not squeezed out.
4. After the workshop, document results with photos and templates and share them with participants promptly.