Meeting Skills for Leaders: Make Meetings More Productive

by Haynes, Elvin

• ISBN13: 9781426018558
• ISBN10: 142601855X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-28
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Business people often say, ?Meetings are a necessary evil.? That's only half true. They are essential to running a business. But they don't have to be a negative experience. Learn how to make your meetings more productive and worthwhile for attendees, your company and yourself with this practical guide. Make your next meeting your best ever.

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. 1
About the Crisp 50-Minute Series	p. 3
A Note to Instructors	p. 4
The Effective Meeting	p. 5
Defining an Effective Meeting	p. 7
Planning an Effective Meeting	p. 10
Face-to-Face or Virtual?	p. 14
Developing an Agenda	p. 17
Selecting Participants	p. 19
Notifying Participants	p. 21
Choosing a Meeting Time	p. 22
Dealing with Common Meeting Problems	p. 23
Part Summary	p. 24
Facilities and Equipment	p. 25
Facility and Equipment Guidelines	p. 27
Meeting Room Checklist	p. 33
Guidelines for Visual Aids	p. 34
Projection Methods	p. 36
Arranging Virtual Meetings	p. 39
Conference Calls	p. 40
Online Conferencing	p. 42
Part Summary	p. 45
Conducting Meetings	p. 47
The Meeting Leader's Role	p. 49
Major Components of a Meeting	p. 51
Stracturing Information Meetings	p. 53
Structuring Decision-Making Meetings	p. 56
Criteria-Based Rating	p. 60
Criteria-Based Ranking	p. 61
Part Summary	p. 63
Leading Effective Discussions	p. 65
Stimulating Discussion	p. 67
Twenty Tips for Generating Discussion	p. 70
Handling Difficult Situations	p. 73
Understanding Conflict	p. 78
Managing Conflict	p. 79
Part Summary	p. 84
Improving Meetings	p. 85
An Improvement Model	p. 87
Evaluating Meetings	p. 88
Providing Feedback	p. 92
A Model for Effective Meetings	p. 94
Being a Productive Participant	p. 97
Part Summary	p. 99
Appendix	p. 101
Appendix to Part 4	p. 103
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