Meetings, Bloody Meetings


Meetings, Bloody Meetings is a 1976 British comedy training film that stars John Cleese as a bumbling middle manager. The film was written by John Cleese and Antony Jay, and was produced by Cleese's production company Video Arts. They updated and rereleased the film again in 2012 with British comedian Will Smith starring as the central character in charge of a meeting. John Cleese appears in the new version, this time in the role of the judge in the dream sequence.

Summary of correct meeting method from the film

  1. Plan - precise objectives and list subjects
  2. Inform - everyone must know what, why and goals.
  3. Prepare - logical sequence of items and time allocation
  4. Structure and control - evidence, interpretation then action. Stop jumping ahead or cycling back
  5. Summarize and record - all decisions record straight away and action against person responsible