You will be expected to change your manner and actions in accordance with the type if meeting you are
chairing. If for example, you are leading a staff meeting that takes place every one or two weeks, the
participants should be familiar with proceedings and what is expected of them. You might use your role
to establish what has been happening within a department since the last meeting and encourage
attendees to think of solutions to potential problems.
If a teleconference or video conference was taking place, the skills and actions required would differ.
You would need to ensure that participants in all locations have the chance to speak. There may be an
additional need to remind individuals of the importance of not interrupting each other due to potential
delays in audio transfer between locations.