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Structuring Effective MeetingsIf you are an organisation or individual seeking to create an effective future, the key medium you have to effect this is in how you … Read more |
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10 Characteristics of Effective MeetingsDiana Gabriel has used her years of experience and insight to pull together 10 ‘fundamental concepts that characterise effective meetings’. We have included this item in the … Read more |
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PowerPoint TimersTimers are great tools for making sure that people recognise how time is passing when they are engaged in a task. The idea here is … Read more |
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Opening a Presentation | Pyramid PrincipleIn her book ‘The Pyramid Principle‘, Barbara Minto lays out a powerful model for engaging people from the outset of your presentation or event: Statement … Read more |
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Session PlansReally effective and efficient meetings are rarely achieved by accident. The following diagram shows a small section of an off-site workshop plan which reflects the … Read more |
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Tricider, Trello and other online tools for collaborationThere is a huge wealth of on-line tools that can help your team to ‘meet’ without physically being in the same place at the same … Read more |
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Shortcutting the consensus processConsensus Reaching is a really useful mechanism both for building shared commitment, and for ensuring a complete understanding of all of the available facts and … Read more |
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‘Parking Lot’ PrinciplesA ‘Parking Lot’ is an extremely useful device for ensuring your meetings keep on track with the full support and attention of the attendees. Essentially, … Read more |
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Meetings ChecklistPhase 1 Clarity of purpose/process Is there a clear objective defined which warrants the meeting? Is it necessary (as a meeting) or can (at least … Read more |
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Walk Round ProcessSyndicates are an excellent way of developing quality outcomes efficiently with the meeting, and for building ownership for these. Essentially, syndicates involve taking a small … Read more |
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Memory effectsAll meetings are about learning, both individual learning and collective learning. For a meeting to be effective it must result in change of some type … Read more |