Time Keeping, Time Management 

Don’t be without a watch. And, don’t produce an agenda without a time plan, which you agree on with the learners. If you want your learners to act spontaneously, work openly and discuss creatively; they must be able to trust you to be in control over the time-keeping. Kick off the meeting on time and keep to the agreed closing time. Don’t go too far (more than 5 minutes) into breaks or dinner. The group will get uncomfortable and irritable and won’t work well anyway. Show your learners the relationship between content and available time and suggest approaching new topics or issues likely to throw your time plan out later. If you really do have to go over the closing time, let your learners know in advance and have a chance to react!