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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:

 

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  • 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

Introduction

What is a Meeting?

The Cost of Meetings

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