Session PlansBuilding clarity over your intent, methods and timings – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Planning matrix for meetingsMaximise your meeting efficiency with this design tool – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Hopes and ConcernsA simple way to draw out and manage hidden agendas – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Checking back on the objectivesLearning from how well the objectives have been met – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Using a ‘Parking Lot’Keeping on track by effectively managing distractions – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Laying out your processMaking the journey and progress of the meeting visible – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Objectives and AgendaSteps to defining a powerful purpose and process – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Growing people by meetingsMeetings are a huge opportunity to develop people – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Excerpt from Meeting … Read more |
Contracting participationGet the people you want by preparing them beforehand – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Environment and AmbienceUsing visuals and audio to influence attitudes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Have you noticed how … Read more |
Using Blob Trees to Assess Mood and ReactionsBlob Trees are an excellent inexpensive resource for assessing the mood of a group either at the start of the meeting, or at various points … Read more |
Readiness Check-inBuilding responsibility for bringing our best to meetings. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A … Read more |
Online Meeting RoomsSetting up online meeting rooms for better participation – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Alternatives to ‘meeting’Virtual tools to do some, or all, of your meeting offline – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Who should I invite?Deciding who needs to be involved in change – – – – – – – – – – – – Meetings should exist for one … Read more |
Readiness Check-inA lot of time gets wasted in meetings because people arrive poorly prepared to play their part in making the meeting efficient. People often arrive … Read more |
Tracking Action CompletionIn some organisations, lack of progress on actions between meetings is endemic. In many organisation, it can be quite common, and can be a typical … Read more |
Techniques to Advance Listening and Shared UnderstandingListening is a skill. However, because it is often not seen that way, many people listen poorly. The result of this can be entrenched debate, … Read more |
Quick & Simple Techniques to Gain Remote ParticipationGood meetings are full of participation. Participation: ensures all of the different perspectives are included enables people to feel that their views matter and are … Read more |
Consensus Reaching in Remote MeetingsConsensus is where every individual member of a group fully accepts the group’s conclusion for the collective benefit of the group, and is fully committed … Read more |
Presentation TimersThe one thing we all know about presentations is that unless they are properly controlled, many of them will overrun – often to the cost … Read more |
Tracking Audience Mood and ResponsesThere is a skill in presenting at the right pace and detail for your audience. In a physical meeting, this is facilitated by watching your … Read more |
Using Blob Trees to Assess Mood and ReactionsBlob Trees are an excellent inexpensive resource for assessing the mood of a group either at the start of the meeting, or at various points … Read more |
The Facilitation BattleBox – Physical & Remote MeetingsGood meeting facilitators know that you cannot rely on the resources you might expect to find in a meeting room, and so they typically carry … Read more |
Meeting Tool SelectionThere is a wide range of meeting tools available, which support the achievement of a host of different purposes within a meeting. So much so, … Read more |