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Meetings are long slow things of low bandwidth.
Before the meeting, the future minutes are printed and everybody reads them. The meeting can then simply approve 90 per cent of the future minutes, and briefly argue about any remaining controversial issues. The minutes are far more accurate and complete. Quiet personalities can get their word in. They not only like to have their say, they like to be seen to have their say, and hence will verbally and at length go over everything again.