A meeting can be divided into the following three main components:

Content is the knowledge, information, experience, expertise, opinions, ideas, attitudes and expectations that individuals bring to a meeting.

Interaction is the way in which the participants work together to deal with the content of a meeting.  This includes the feelings, attitudes and expectations of the participants which have a direct bearing on co-operation, listening, participation and trust.

Structure is the way in which both the information and the participants are organised to achieve the purpose/objectives of the meeting.