Turn Dull Meetings Into Effective Gatherings That Produce Results
Ever spent your whole day in meetings and felt like you didn’t accomplish a thing? You’re not alone. But meetings are essential–they’re critical to keeping our businesses, professional associations, churches, civic groups and other organizations running. They provide a means for participants to discuss and plan goals and objectives, keep up-to-date on events, encourage communication, and pull resources together for strong decision-making and action planning.
Though we live and work in a world that is becoming increasingly complex, the techniques for effective meetings are basic and haven’t changed much over the years–and it doesn’t matter whether the meeting is face-to-face in a conference room or auditorium or held electronically through video or teleconferencing. If you think the meetings you attend or facilitate could be more interesting and productive, a refresher course in meeting fundamentals will help.
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