Awake: Paying Attention to What’s Going On Around You

  • Do be present in the moment
  • Do speak what is true to you
  • Do listen internally & externally
  • Don't be attached to particular outcomes

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Welcome to the Meet Market: Making Committee Meetings More Effective

  • Leader makes decisions
  • Leader solicits feedback
  • Members vote
  • Members reach consensus

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Lessons Learned: Debriefing After an Important Meeting

  • Do ask if objectives were achieved
  • Do explore how you could have done a better job
  • Do explore the new issues raised
  • Don't forget the next steps

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Meet and Greet: Effective Meeting Facilitation Strategies

  • Do prepare in advance
  • Do take the pulse of the room
  • Do give credit
  • Don't overlook what's next

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Every Story Tells a Picture: Using Stories at Work

  • Do create a story to explain who you are
  • Do weave your product or service into a teaching story
  • Do address their concerns with a "I know what you're thinking" story
  • Don't forget the vision-thing

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Doing The Hand Jive: Using Hand Signals to Create More Effective Meetings

  • I'd like to speak: raise hand with the index finger raised
  • I agree: raise both hands
  • I disagree: raise a fist
  • I have a suggestion: put their hands in a "T" shape
  • I need more info: turn arms around each other

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Free Lunch?: Surviving a Meeting, or Interview, During Lunch

  • Waiter rule
  • Salt rule
  • Airplane rule
  • Toddler rule


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