Speedy Meetings in Google Calendar

You may have heard that the College is going to a 50-minute meetings. Did you know you can set your Google Calendar default meeting time to 50 minutes? It's called "Speedy Meetings," and it takes just a few seconds to set it up:

1. Click the little gear icon in the upper right of your Google Calendar:

2. Look for the "Default event duration" setting. Make sure your default event duration is set to 60 minutes.

3. Click the "Speedy meetings" checkbox. Note how the 60-minute dropdown changes to 50-minutes.

4. Click the "Save" button at the bottom, and you're all set. Your new calendar events will now be created with a 50-minute default length!