Effective Meeting Skills : A Practical Guide for More Productive Meetings.

TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CONTENTS -- PART 1 Introduction -- INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVE MEETINGS -- WHAT IS A MEETING AND WHAT MAKES ONE EFFECTIVE? -- What Is a Meeting? -- When Is a Meeting Effective? -- EVALUATE A MEETING -- TYPES OF MEETINGS -- KEY DIFFERENCES IN TYPES OF MEETINGS -- PROBLEMS WITH MEETINGS -- SOLUTIONS TO COMMON MEETING PROBLEMS -- Check What You Learned in Part 1 -- PART 2 Planning Meetings -- TO MEET OR NOT TO MEET -- CHECKLISTS TO DETERMINE IF A MEETING IS REQUIRED -- DEVELOPING AN AGENDA -- Example of a Meeting Agenda -- Prepare an Agenda for Your Next Meeting -- SELECTING PARTICIPANTS -- CRITERIA FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING MEETING ATTENDEES -- PARTICIPANT NOTICE CHECKLIST -- CHOOSING A MEETING TIME -- PICK A TIME FOR YOUR MEETINGS -- ARRANGING FACILITIES -- MEETING ROOM CHECKLIST -- GUIDELINES FOR PROJECTOR SCREENS -- SAMPLE ROOM ARRANGEMENT FOR INFORMATION MEETING -- SAMPLE ROOM ARRANGEMENT FOR INFORMATION MEETING -- SAMPLE ROOM ARRANGEMENT FOR EITHER TYPE OF MEETING -- SAMPLE ROOM ARRANGEMENT FOR DECISION-MAKING MEETING -- SAMPLE ROOM ARRANGEMENT FOR DECISION-MAKING MEETING -- Meeting Arrangements Checklist -- WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING A MEETING -- Check What You Learned in Part 2 -- PART 3 Conducting Meetings -- THE MEETING LEADER'S ROLE -- Activities Involved in Conducting Meetings -- STRUCTURING DECISION-MAKING MEETINGS -- GENERATING ALTERNATIVES -- CHOOSING AMONG ALTERNATIVES -- Sample Criterion-Based Rating Worksheets -- Sample Criterion-Based Ranking Worksheet -- Sample Criterion-Based Paired Comparison Worksheet -- STIMULATING DISCUSSION -- EFFECTIVE USE OF QUESTIONS -- HANDLING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS -- How Would You Handle These Situations? -- MANAGING CONFLICT -- Understanding Conflict -- Dealing with Conflict -- HANDLING CONFRONTATION IN MEETINGS -- Rate Yourself as a Meeting Leader.

BEING A PRODUCTIVE PARTICIPANT -- Rate Yourself as a Meeting Participant -- Check What You Learned in Part 3 -- PART 4 Improving Meetings -- HOW TO IMPROVE MEETINGS -- MEETING EVALUATION -- Timing of Evaluations -- SETTING MEETING GROUND RULES -- Practice Setting Meeting Ground Rules -- PROVIDING FEEDBACK -- EXAMPLES OF FEEDBACK -- Check What You Learned in Part 4 -- PART 5 Summary and Conclusion -- A MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE MEETINGS -- Summary Checklist for Conducting Effective Meetings -- Test Your Knowledge of Effective Meetings -- THE NECESSARY STEPS TO AN EFFECTIVE MEETING -- RECOMMENDED RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES.

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