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Meetings That Get Results by
This practical, comprehensive guide to designing and running more effective meetings will result in less time wasted, more collaborative decision-making, and measurably improved business outcomes. There's nothing more frustrating than an unproductive meeting--except when it leads to another unproductive meeting. Yet every day millions of people conduct meetings--in person or online--without the critical understanding or formal training on how to plan and lead them effectively. This book offers a structured method to ensure that meetings will produce clear and actionable results. Meetings that are profitable and productive ultimately lead to fewer meetings. This book offers leaders a significant edge by * Empowering readers to help their groups create, innovate, and break through the barriers of miscommunication, politics, and intolerance * Making it easier for them to help others forge consensus and shared understanding * Providing them with proven agenda steps, tools, and detailed procedures Readers will learn how to resolve or manage common problems, inspire creativity, and transfer ownership to their meeting participants while managing interpersonal conflicts and other disruptions that arise. In a world of back-to-back meetings, this book explains the how-to details behind game-changing tools and techniques.
Call Number: E-book only.Publication Date: 2021-09-14
10 Steps to Successful Presentations, 2nd Edition by
Overcome Your Fear of Presenting Are you afraid of public speaking? Do you feel anxious before presenting? Are you worried about making mistakes in front of others and being judged? If so, you are not alone - public speaking and presenting are among the things people fear the most. Conquer your phobia of public speaking with 10 Steps to Successful Presentations. In this second edition, the Association for Talent Development provides an updated 10-step guide to delivering first-rate presentations whether you have several months or just one day to prepare. Discover how to develop a dynamic, engaging presentation and deliver it flawlessly. Learn strategies to reduce stress and become a think-on-your-feet presenter. Master your openings and closings (including the question-and-answer session) and captivate your audience from start to finish. Updated tools offer guidance and reassurance along the way. New content covers: - leading virtual presentations- telling interesting stories and relatable examples- using mindfulness to recover in the moment- asking questions to involve the audience.
Call Number: E-book only.ISBN: 9781950496334Publication Date: 2019-11-05
Managing Meetings in Organizations by
Groups and teams are the backbone of modern organizations and the driving force behind innovation. Employees come together to pool their efforts, join forces, develop creative ideas, and make decisions in one key social context: the workplace meeting. This volume presents novel perspectives and state-of-the art research insights into the management of meetings in the workplace. Managing Meetings in Organizationssheds light on key trends with regards to the changing nature of work and highlights how these trends map on to new challenges for managing effective meetings. The twelve chapters that compose this volume cover four overarching topics: conceptual foundations, the intersection of individual and team processes, diversity and gender, and leadership and strategy in and through meetings. The international team of contributors includes authors from industrial and organizational psychology, management, organizational behaviour, and evolutionary psychology. By establishing that meetings form a core interactional context for groups and teams in organizations, this book shows that finding ways to run effective meetings is more important than ever. Managing Meetings in Organizationsappeals to researchers and academic scholars in industrial and organizational psychology, management, and organizational behaviour, as well as practitioners looking for evidence-based recommendations for managing workplace meetings.
Call Number: E-book only.Publication Date: 2020-03-17
Meetings That Get Results by
Learn how to make meetings shorter, more effective, and more satisfying to everyone in attendance! In most workplaces today, meetings have become dreaded, meaningless, and at best, a necessary evil. Neither should be acceptable to management. All meetings should be powerful tools for solving problems, making decisions, exchanging ideas, and getting results fast. What is the secret to turning pointless into production? Based on years of experience consulting for companies around the world, Brian Tracy has learned firsthand what works in meetings and what doesn't. In Meetings That Get Results, Tracy will help you learn how to: Structure different types of meetings Establish meeting priorities Set an achievable agenda Summarize discussion points and decisions Gain agreement on action steps, assign responsibility, and set deadlines Maximize the return on time invested, and much more! When you are leading a meeting, both your superiors and your subordinates are assessing your performance. This invaluable pocket-sized guide reveals simple, proven ideas for managers and other leaders to impress your coworkers with your improved skills. Meetings That Get Results shows you how to use structure, purpose, presentations, and more to make your performances more effective and compelling.
Call Number: E-book only.Publication Date: 2016-02-24
Persuasive Business Presentations by
Business life is about persuasion. Effective managers advance their careers by identifying problems, developing solutions, and persuading decision makers to provide the support and resources necessary to make things happen. This book focuses on a specific presentation context: a problem-solution persuasive presentation to decision makers delivered in a conference room environment. Such presentations occur at every level in an organization. Therefore, team leaders, supervisors, managers, and executives can all benefit from learning how to design and deliver powerful presentations that move decision makers to take action. The author blends his extensive business experience with current research on persuasion to provide a practical, applied approach to using the problem-solution pattern. An integrated case study provides examples for each step in the process. The end result is a useful, actionable guide that will help professionals from every field make a difference in their organization.
Call Number: E-book only.Publication Date: 2013-11-14
Smart Skills: Presentations by
Book 2 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead. Everything you need to know about presenting- a must have for any employee, manager, freelancer or business owner ​ Despite being one of the most dreaded professional tasks, public speaking is an increasingly important skill to master: the ability to engage and connect can truly set you apart from the crowd in a competitive market. This easy-to-follow, succinct guide will provide you with effective tips and resources to help you with both the practical task of putting together a presentation and proven strategies for building up your confidence. This handy guide includes: Detailed advice on strategy, structure and format How to pinpoint and communicate your core message Expert strategies for staying calm and collected Understanding your audience's needs How to show your passion and create a rapport with your audience Best practice for using visual aids and speaker notes Kay splits up the presenting process into three key stages: before the presentation, during the event, and afterwards. This easy method makes this Smart Skills guide a useful tool for anyone who has to present to an audience, even a complete beginner. *** Contents Preface Foreword Notes from the author Introduction: The opportunities - and the difficulties - of getting to your feet BEFORE THE PRESENTATION Chapter One Focusing on the task Ideas and objectives Strategy, structure and format Chapter Two Getting organised Calming the nerves Harnessing your secret weapons Spacial awareness Chapter Three Putting your message together Speaker's notes With a little help from your friends DURING THE PRESENTATION Chapter Four Confronting the audience Gaining attention Creating rapport Chapter Five Communicating your message Gaining acceptance In conclusion Can you hear me at the back? Chapter Six Involving your listeners Use of visual aids Signs of revolt Anything and everything AFTER THE PRESENTATION Chapter Seven Question time and feedback Handling questions and objections In the chair Presentation performance checklist
Call Number: E-book only.Publication Date: 2018-02-28
Additional Resources
- How To Run a Business Meeting (With Best Practices)Indeed; Gives tips on running a meeting, along with linking to several other related guides.
- How to Run an Effective MeetingAdam Bryant for The New York Times.
- Powerful and Effective Presentation SkillsFrom Manika Gandhi, the Senior Learning Design Manager at Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning.
- Presentation Skills Every Business Owner Should HaveBusiness News Daily; An approachable article with tips on presenting and public speaking.
- Seven Steps to Running the Most Effective Meeting PossibleNeal Hartman for Forbes.
- The Secret to Better MeetingsDean Brenner for Forbes.
- Business Presentation SkillsLinkedIn Learning; must create a free account using your JWU email.
- How to Speak Up in MeetingsHarvard Business Review
- 5 Tips for Dealing with Meeting OverloadThe Way We Work, a TED Series
- Business Management & HR Training Meetings Concise and ProfitableAccess through Kanopy - JWU Library
- How to Have a Hybrid Meeting That Works for EveryoneHarvard Business Review
