Meeting Management Quick Guide
by Cathy Cassidy
Imagine yourself as a meeting leader with a toolbox of methods, techniques and practices you can utilize to achieve the goals of your meetings every time - in the time you set forth. A dream? Maybe - but if you use the tools and techniques offered in this Quick Guide, you will find that you can turn that dream into reality. In it, you will find information on how to:
- Select and prepare a meeting room
- Start and end your meetings on time
- Get the entire group participating
- Achieve meeting goals so you don’t rehash the same old discussion again and again
- Improve your meetings constantly based on feedback and input
So what are you waiting for? Jump right in and start using these easy-to-apply tools and techniques. You never know, you may find yourself spending less time in meetings and more time completing your “to do” list.
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Table of Contents
About the Quick Guides
Collaborative Meeting Management
The Three Sensory Modes (Learning Styles)
Engaging a Group in a Process
Lead the Group to Consensus
Phases of a Meeting 13
Pre- Meeting Phase – Define Outcomes/Process
Pre- Meeting Phase – Select Participants
Pre- Meeting Phase – Create Agenda
Pre- Meeting Phase – Room Setup
Opening Phase - Set up the “Parking Lot
Opening Phase – Greet Participants & Make Introductions
Opening Phase – Review Ground Rules
Opening Phase – Define Roles
Opening Phase – Review Agenda
The Work Phase
Meeting Facilitation
Managing Meeting Behaviors
Dealing with Difficult People
Types of Meetings
Types of Meetings - Decision Making
Types of Meetings - Problem Solving
Types of Meetings - Information Exchange
Types of Meetings - Status Review
The Virtual Meeting
Close – Out Phase
Post- Meeting Phase