ATTENTION Archives - Meeting Toolchest

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Questions to shift Attention

Maintaining mindfulness over how we are being inclusive – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Engaging Attention

The level of attention people give each other in a meeting is a big factor in both efficiency and buy-in. So how can we increase … Read more

Meaningful Conversation

The Vital Role of Inner Condition in Meeting Effectiveness A big factor in the effectiveness of any meeting is the attitudes of the people within it. … Read more

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‘Active’ Listening

Active listening is wonderfully parodied by the actor Robert Lindsay in ‘The Helping Hand’: “Active listening? How am I supposed to listen ‘actively’? What do … Read more

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Guidance on Meeting Ground Rules

Why have groundrules? Pause for a moment and think about your answer to the following question: What rules should be followed in all meetings, by … Read more

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Moving past failure – what makes a clown?

Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling. As they came around a bend, they met a … Read more

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Transactional Analysis (TA)

The word Transaction relates to the units of dialogue we engage in with others. When these transactions go smoothly, we can make efficient progress toward … Read more

Questions to influence the flow

In the article on Influencing Options we looked at the importance of questions to develop and maintain ownership within the meeting. This brief section is intended … Read more

Opening a Presentation | Pyramid Principle

In her book ‘The Pyramid Principle‘, Barbara Minto lays out a powerful model for engaging people from the outset of your presentation or event: Statement … Read more

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Basic Facilitation – an introduction

Facilitation is about two things. It is about having a process which people will follow, and it is about intervening to enable the people to … Read more

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Steps to a Facilitative Meeting Process

Effective facilitation begins with an understanding of ‘how’ things are happening, and how that ‘how’ needs to change if things are to happen better. It … Read more