An effective beginning and ending are important to leading a productive meeting. This video depicts a scenario where the collaborator’s expectations for an initial meeting do not align with those of the statistician, and where the statistician finds it difficult to end the meeting on time. This scenario can be used to start a discussion about running an effective meeting and establishing expectations, as well as the ASA’s Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice.

Keywords: Meeting structure; initial meeting; ethics; enforcing professional boundaries; active listening

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To cite the videos, scripts, and discussion questions, please use the following citation:

• Sharp, J. L., Griffith, E., and Higgs, M. D. (2021). “Setting the stage: statistical collaboration videos for training the next generation of applied statisticians,” Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 29(2): 165-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/26939169.2021.1934202

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• • • Sharp, J.L., Griffith, E., and Higgs, M. (2020). Beginning and ending a meeting effectively [Video file]. https://youtu.be/_3l1DEXoXRM.