Team members have reported that meetings are poorly attended and unproductive. Which of the following steps can the project manager take to make the meetings more productive?

Discontinuing poorly attended meetings eliminates necessary communication channels without addressing the root cause of low attendance or unproductive discussion.

Shortening meeting length may marginally help attendance but does not address the core issue of lack of structure or preparation that drives poor productivity.

A pre-distributed agenda communicates the meeting's objectives and topics so attendees know what will be discussed and can arrive prepared with relevant information. This directly improves productivity by keeping discussion focused and reducing time wasted on off-topic conversation, while also improving attendance by demonstrating the meeting's value.

Reporting attendance to management is a punitive action that may create resentment and does not improve the quality or usefulness of the meetings themselves.