How to Book of Meetings

In this revised and enlarged Second Edition you will find the information you need to run:an informal meetinga formal meeting using "Robert's Rules"a community meetinga virtual meetingtemplates and examples of Agendas and Minuteschecklists to guide you through each step of a meetingAs well as number of tools to help you make your meetings effective and positive.Have you just been asked to chair a meeting, or take the minutes, or set up a meeting agenda?Or maybe you've been asked to attend a formal meeting and wonder what on earth is a 'motion' or 'point of order'? Do you have a special interest or issue concerning you-and would like to involve other people? Need some help? Would samples of an agenda or minutes be useful? What about some techniques for chairing a meeting or dealing with difficult people? Then this "How to ..." book is for you. In it you will find:how to decide whether there should be meetinghow to set up the agendathe importance of setting timeframes in the agenda-and sticking to themhow to make sure that time is not wasted and the important items are coveredhow to chair the meetinghow formal meeting procedures workhow to set up and run a community meetingthe special needs of the Family Business meetinguse the 80:20 Rule to stop time wasters and make sure focus on the right topicshow the minute taker can use Mind Mapping as a key toolhow to write the minuteshow to get the best out of the participantshow to improve your outcomes using Edward De Bono's 6 Thinking Hatshow to deal with difficult peopleYou will find these:Checklist 1-Why hold this meeting?Checklist 2-Chair-Informal and Formal MeetingsChecklist 3-Minute-taker-Informal and Formal MeetingsChecklist 4-De Bono's 6 Thinking HatsChecklist 5-The 80:20 RuleChecklist 6-Meetings Mind MapsChecklist 7-Getting the Best out of PeopleChecklist 9-Disagreements, Differences and ConflictChecklist 9-Meetings Start to FinishAgenda Example-Informal MeetingAgenda Template-Informal MeetingMinutes Example-Informal MeetingMinutes Template-Informal MeetingFormal Meeting Report TemplateAgenda Example-Formal MeetingMinutes Example-Formal MeetingReviews of the 1st Edition5.0 out of 5 stars. 21 July 2013. How to have productive, time efficient meetings. This e-book gives you all the tools you need to run a meeting that will produce results. It is easy to read, easy to comprehend and easy to follow. You are given checklists and templates to help you plan for a successful meeting and record the outcomes - and it helps you identify the purpose of the meeting, the people who need to attend if an outcome/decision is to be reached, and how to keep the meeting running smoothly. Whether you are planning your first meeting or are experienced in a variety of roles (chairperson, minute-taker, etc) this "How to" book will reinforce your good meeting habits and help you recognize and overcome your shortfalls in this area.5 stars. Oct 8, 2013I got to use this book as a tool into understandi...