101 Tips for Group Meetings

Author: Mel Silbermann
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Most people's immediate reaction to an upcoming meeting, whether before or after work, is a long yawn. The boredom felt by those forced to attend various tedious meetings is no less intense than the pain felt by those responsible for organizing them. It shouldn’t be this way, and it doesn’t have to be. Extreme monotony should not be the way to do things. Active participation is the only and most important factor in all successful meetings. There are many meeting techniques that can bring a great deal of enthusiasm and active engagement to participants, and without using these techniques, it’s difficult to expect a meeting’s success. 101 Tips for Effective Meetings provides many simple yet highly effective methods that will gather participants' energy into your meeting and eventually transform it into highly attractive and effective solutions essential for building teamwork. 101 Tips for Effective Meetings is a wake-up call for meeting organizers and for those who are bored. In this book, I’ve made my best effort to provide the most comprehensive meeting strategies ever published, with the goal of illuminating meetings and guiding operations. At the same time, it aims to help everyone do what they should do—whether discussing urgent matters, brainstorming small ideas, solving tough problems, making important decisions, or planning a successful event or project. "Active Training" expert Mel Silbermann offers you 101 tips, tools, and techniques for your next meeting, successfully guiding you step by step toward achieving your company’s strategic goals.