The agenda is useful to the chairman of the meeting.

Question

Justify the following statement.

The agenda is useful to the chairman of the meeting.

Answer 1

• Agenda means a list of items to be done at the meeting. 
• It is a programme of the meeting. 
• It is prepared by the secretary in consultation with the chairman. 
• It is a guideline to the chairman of the meeting.
• It enables the chairman to conduct the business of the meeting in an orderly manner. 
• Routine matters which can be discussed and decided in fewer times are arranged first in the serial order, after that special business or time consuming matters. 
• This makes it easy for the chairman to go through it and discuss the matters. 
• Thus, the agenda is useful to the chairman of the meeting.