Description
Book SynopsisMeetings are an inevitable and often unwelcome aspect of the working day. They figure heavily in all walks of life and create a forum for providing information, holding discussions, and making decisions. If they are run well they are a really valuable tool in running your organisation and progressing projects. If run badly they can seem like no more than a time-wasting irritant to the participants.
Whether you hold meetings in your office or attend international summits, the meeting is a place where certain etiquette is essential. How to run a meeting, behave in a meeting, construct minutes, and Chair meetings are all essential skills for anyone wishing to move projects forward, forge a career in business or even run their own business.
So, even if you are only a participant in frequent meetings this book will show you how to get the most out of them and ensure that they are a building block of success. From issuing invitations to taking the minutes, or even chairin
Table of Contents
- : 1. What are meetings for?
- : 2. Different types of meetings
- : 3. Organising a meeting
- : 4. Administration
- : 5. Pre-planning
- : 6. Being a speaker
- : 7. Being heard
- : 8. Follow up
- : 9. Different types of minutes
- : 10. Role of the minuter
- : 11. Structuring minutes
- : 12. Writing up and distributing minutes
- : 13. Giving a meeting focus
- : 14. Running a meeting
- : 15. Common problems
- : 16. Ending a meeting productively
