Can our Emergency Biscuit Council have a useful meeting title?
Funny'You've declined the Emergency Biscuit Council,' my coworker Leo said. I told him I had another meeting at two. He said, 'This is the other meeting. It's the stock-order check-in.'
Leo has started giving every internal invitation a joke title. The twelve-person ordering call is the Biscuit Council. A delivery discussion is Operation Sad Fork. Last week's timetable meeting was simply 'THE GOOSE RETURNS'. He brings a packet of biscuits and usually makes a dull half-hour friendlier.
The problem is that I now open three invitations and read all the descriptions to work out which one needs my spreadsheet. Yesterday I came to Operation Sad Fork with delivery figures, but it was about next month's staff lunch. We spent the first few minutes finding the right document.
During a shared-screen call, a client saw the Biscuit Council title and laughed. Leo took that as proof the names were working. I'm less worried about looking silly than about knowing what we're actually doing. When I suggested putting the topic first, he sent a sad biscuit emoji.
How do I get clear titles without sounding like the person who confiscates everyone's biscuits?