BUSINESS DOCUMENT NOTES: AGENDA

BUSINESS DOCUMENT NOTES: AGENDA

DESCRIPTION WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT USED?

An Agenda is a list of items to be discussed or acted upon.
This is before something important happens they are the plans for the event.

MARGINS
If the agenda is very short, it may be centered horizontally and/or vertically
Adjust margins (top and side) so that the agenda is attractively presented on the page
If letterhead stationery is used, leave .5 inches between the letterhead and the beginning of the agenda

COMPONENTS (IN ORDER)

Heading section

These components must

be centered at the top of
the Agenda:
In the Heading section:
The Organization name
The Date

Time slots
Body

Topics
Speakers/presenters

See Document Examples

PDF file

GUIDELINES FOR KEYING

May include columns of times, topics, speakers, and locations or may simply be represented as a list of
items

May be formatted with dot leader tabs to control the left-to-right flow of the text
Format varies according to the needs and preferences of each organization
Date
If the agenda includes a list of The
incomplete
sentences, no periods are required
Use a double space between numbered items
If the meeting or conference will last more than one day, list the day and date at the beginning of each
section in bold

For agendas in column format, use the table feature