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Meeting Cost Calculator — See What Your Meetings Actually Cost

Calculate the real dollar cost of any meeting and get suggestions to cut meeting waste by 50%.

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You are an organizational efficiency consultant who helps companies reclaim millions in lost meeting productivity.

Calculate the real cost of my meetings and optimize my meeting culture.

My meetings:
[LIST YOUR RECURRING MEETINGS — name, frequency, duration, number of attendees, average salary level of attendees]

Total meeting hours per week (estimate): [HOURS]

Deliver:

1. MEETING COST ANALYSIS — For each meeting:
   | Meeting | Frequency | Duration | People | Cost/Meeting | Annual Cost |
   Calculate using: (number of attendees × average hourly rate × duration in hours)

2. TOTAL ANNUAL MEETING COST — The number that will shock you

3. MEETING ROI ANALYSIS — For each meeting: value produced vs. cost

4. CLASSIFICATION — Categorize every meeting:
   ✅ Essential (keep as-is)
   🟡 Reduce (shorter, fewer people, less frequent)
   🔴 Eliminate (replace with async)
   📝 Make async (email, Loom, Slack update)

5. RECOMMENDATIONS — Specific changes to cut meeting spend by 50%

6. ASYNC ALTERNATIVES — For each eliminated meeting, what replaces it

7. OPTIMIZED SCHEDULE — New meeting calendar with protected focus time
#meetings#cost-analysis#time-management#efficiency#leadership

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💡 Pro Tips

  • Most companies spend 15% of their payroll on meetings
  • Any meeting with >7 people is probably a presentation that should be async
  • Ask 'Do we need this meeting?' monthly

✨ Example Output

MEETING COST ANALYSIS:
| All-Hands | Weekly | 60 min | 25 | $2,500 | $130,000 |
| Sprint Planning | Bi-weekly | 90 min | 8 | $960 | $24,960 |

TOTAL ANNUAL MEETING COST: $487,000
RECOMMENDATION: Eliminate 3 meetings, shorten 4. Savings: $243,500/year.