THE ART OF MEETING MANAGEMENT

A Comprehensive Guide to Manage Professional Meetings, Virtual Meeting, Events and Conventions

by J.W.DIONNE

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Pub Date 5 Sep 2022 | Archive Date 14 Mar 2023

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Description

Half of all meetings are a waste of time - Here’s how to make sure your meetings aren’t!

According to a Clarizen/Harris Poll survey, the average American worker spends 4.5 hours every week in general status meetings, and an additional 4.6 hours preparing for these meetings.

And that’s not counting other meetings you can get called for at various times of the day..

But just 11% of survey respondents said all of their meetings were productive. And with 67% of workers saying meetings are keeping them from doing their job, why do companies still keep having them?

The thing is, meetings are essential in any organization.

Collaboration, discussion, and interaction are the lifeblood of a company’s progress and innovation.

Unfortunately, meetings can hamper these collaborations when they’re poorly planned, badly run, and haphazardly organized.

With the guidance and advice of meeting management expert J.W. Dionne, you’ll find out exactly what you have to do.

In The Art of Meeting Management, you will discover:

How to have engaging, productive, and worthwhile meetings with the 6 Ps of Effective Meetings
5 meetings that could have been an email – these situations don’t actually require a meeting
How to make meetings more inclusive and get even the quietest and most introverted attendees to speak up
Useful skills you need to develop that will help you facilitate meetings, so they run smoothly
The powerful psychological tool to apply in your meetings that will improve follow-through and promote compliance
Why it’s better to have two short meetings than a long one
Why you should encourage conflict during your meetings – and how to prevent it from getting out of hand
Fun ideas for virtual meeting openers that will get your attendees engaged and ready to go
And much more!

Meetings will never become obsolete.

They may take different forms and use different platforms, but the need to get together and collaborate will always be there

Half of all meetings are a waste of time - Here’s how to make sure your meetings aren’t!

According to a Clarizen/Harris Poll survey, the average American worker spends 4.5 hours every week in...

Advance Praise

"This is a well-written short book on holding not just good meetings, but effective ones, I’m a worship leader at a large church where we have lots of meetings; the info in this book is absolutely essential!

 It seems a big part of meeting frustration stems from mistrust or lack of accountability among one another. This is more of a cultural issue in the business as well as a lack of accountability outside meetings. This is addressed more directly in the book.

 I love how it lays out types of meetings and their purposes. The tips on how meetings should go and why they go bad are very helpful., 5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and Informative!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 14, 2022

It’s not a secret that meetings can be long, boring, unorganized and hectic. The truth of the matter is that no one wants to spend hours in meetings that’s pointless and poorly managed. However, with the help of this book you can master the art of managing meetings.

This book is the perfect guide for people who want to get the most out of their meetings. This book is very organized. It’s broken into three sections. The first section supplies details on how to prepare for the meeting. It provides in-depth information about everything that needs to be done to manage a meeting. It tells us about the key to effective meetings and describes how to reduce meeting overload. The second chapter has a significant amount of information that a beginner needs to know when managing a meeting. It explains how to create aims and how to format meeting agenda.

The second section provides details on how to facilitate your meeting. It advises how to set the tone for the meeting by adjusting the lights, music and stuff like that. It provides information on presentation and communication. It gives tips on how to begin the meeting and step by step process throughout the meeting. The third section helps with evaluating the meeting and so much more.

This is a great book. It’s book is well written and packed with helpful information and it’s also simple and easy to understand.

I love that the author, J.W. Dionne has years of experience with managing meetings. It's comforting to find someone who knows what they are talking about and can offer solid advice. I'm very grateful for him taking the time to put this information out and her genuineness to help others..

Highly Recommended!