Toc Toc Communications Blog Top 10 Tips for Your Advisory Board - Episode #26 from your Wednesday's TALK TALK

1. Determine your meeting objectives with in mind what you would really like to know2. Choose the advisors carefully3. Create a good mix of participants for a diversity of opinions4. Determine the place and date according to your advisers; make sure you can accommodate them at best5. Go straight to the point and apply the 'less is more' mindset6. Give enough time to create a favorable environment for the exchange7. Be authentic; share with them your real concerns by asking for their help in order to reap all the benefits of their experience; they'll be generous in their response8. Make sure the facilitator can leverage credibility, neutrality, transparency and outspokenness to adapt and bounce with ease based on discussions and topics9. Keep your promises: Start on time and finish on time10. Create multiple touch points to keep the advisors engaged11. And finally (bonus!), determine without delay the action plan based on the actionable insightsAnd you, what's your best tip?