| ISBN | Product | Product | Price CHF | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliant Meetings |
9780273721826 Brilliant Meetings |
19.80 |
Many of us feel that we spend too much time in unproductive meetings when we could be getting on with some ‘real’ work. Well, meetings are real work and effective meetings are the springboard for great results. Brilliant Meetings gives you the tips, tools and techniques to transform all your meetings into positive experiences. It shows you how to:
Brilliant Meetings gives you a commonsense, workable and practical approach to making all meetings brilliantly effective, for participants, meeting leaders and organisations.
Companion website: http://www.meetingexpert.co.uk
Table of Contents
1. Next Time You Participate In a Brilliant Meeting
Introduction
1. Using meetings to advance your career
First impressions
Choose your seat
Personal “Elevator Pitch”
Making the right contributions
Positive language
2. Meeting Ground Rules
Meeting Ground Rules - ACTION PLAN
3. Before the meeting
Meeting invitation
Review the Agenda
Considering your contributions
4. Contributions and presentations
Planning your contribution
Structuring your contribution
Contribution/presentation delivery options
Microsoft PowerPoint™
Handouts
Delivering content
Checklist - Brilliant contributions and presentations
5. During the meeting
Choosing your attitude
Creating your positive attitude
Questioning Techniques
Body language
6. Blagging It!
If all else fails
7. After the meeting
Leaving the room
Meeting actions
Communicating outcomes
Summary and Brilliant Checklist
2. Next Time You Prepare For a Brilliant Meeting
Introduction
8. Why has the meeting been scheduled?
Meeting purpose
Meeting objectives
Meeting title
Essential meeting logistics
Constructing the Agenda
Costs and benefits
9. Who needs to be invited?
Choosing your participants
Who to leave out
Assign meeting roles
10. When should the meeting be scheduled?
Meeting date
Travel
Time of day
Duration
11. Where should the meeting take place?
Venue considerations
“More Work – Less Traffic”
Facilities
12. What else needs completing?
Reinforce ground rules
Distribute briefing notes
Collate presentations
Schedule catering and breaks
Meeting notes
Meeting invitation
Additional preparation
13. In Room Meeting Resources – If You’ve Got Them – Use Them
Flip charts and whiteboards
Projectors, plasma and LCD Displays
Audio and video conferencing
Remote presenter
Interactive whiteboard
Visualiser / document camera
Response systems
Telepresence
Summary and Brilliant Checklist
3. Next Time You Lead a Brilliant Meeting
Introduction
14. Setting the tone
First
Many of us feel that we spend too much time in unproductive meetings when we could be getting on with some ‘real’ work. Well, meetings are real work and effective meetings are the springboard for great results. Brilliant Meetings gives you the tips, tools and techniques to transform all your meetings into positive experiences. It shows you how to:
Brilliant Meetings gives you a commonsense, workable and practical approach to making all meetings brilliantly effective, for participants, meeting leaders and organisations.
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