Boring Meetings Suck: Get More Out of Your Meetings, or Get Out of More Meetings

Praise for Boring Meetings Suck
"Irreverent for certain (consider the title), but Jon has created an encyclopedia–like compendium of great ideas to make meetings more efficient and effective. Who cannot use more time and less ineffective meetings?"
—Larry Hilsheimer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Nationwide Direct & Customer Solutions
"This quick reference, easy read provides some great tips and guidelines to drive effective meetings."
—Craig O. Morrison, Chairman and CEO, Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC
"Finally, a book that addresses the IMPACT a meeting can have on its attendees and how that can affect the bottom line, rather than how the bottom line affects the attendees!"
—Chris Curry, President and CEO, Destinations by Design LLC
"Jon Petz is the global authority on audience engagement because he′s spentfifteen years traveling the globe, engaging audiences. His book is the perfect resource for any organization that wants to reach the people who matter most, or for someone who simply wants to suck less"
—Scott Ginsberg, The Nametag Guy, author of The Approachable Leader
"If everyone would adopt the ideas for better meetings contained in this book, many businesses would be more productive. Bad meetings waste a lot of time and most business managers have never had any training on how to conduct an efficient meeting"
—Randy Wilcox, founder, SARCOM, Inc.
"Your first step to participate in the movement to eliminate boring meetings is to read this book and implement its ideas."
—Jim Canterucci, author of Personal Brilliance

Spis treści:
Foreword Don The Idea Guy Snyder.
Agenda Item 1.
Boring Meetings Suck . . . so Why Do We Have ’Em?
Hey, Not All Meetings Suck.
Nothing More Boring Than a Boring Book about Boring Meetings.
What 217;s in It for You?
How Do You Use This Book? Jump in and Read the Agenda Item You Need.
Are You Ready to Make Meetings Rock?
Agenda Item 2.
Better Meetings and Conventions through Technology . . . but Please Proceed with Caution.
The Very Basics.
Enhanced Meeting Technologies.
For the More Adventurous.
For the Outright Daring.
Agenda Item 3.
How to Be a Meeting Superhero . . . in 10 Minutes or Less.
Part 1: New Meeting Styles.
New Meeting Style 1: ‘‘Open House’’.
New Meeting Style 2: ‘‘Pass the Buck’’.
New Meeting Style 3: ‘‘Stand It Up’’.
New Meeting Style 4: ‘‘Triple T Your Way to New Ideas’’.
Part 2: Speed Meetings.
Speed Meeting Type 1: ‘‘Two ’n Out’’.
Speed Meeting Type 2: ‘‘Step It Up’’.
Speed Meeting Type 3: ‘‘I Gotta Use It’’.
Agenda Item 4.
Why Everyday Office Meetings Suck . . . Skip This and You’re Screwed.
Your Preparation Sucks.
Having No Agenda Sucks.
Your Follow–Up Sucks.
Scheduling a Meeting Sucks.
Warning: Problem Solving at 8 AM and 6 PM Sucks.
The Overinvitation Sucks.
Starting Late Sucks.
‘‘Dogs Who Get Off the Leash’’ Suck.
Conference Rooms Suck.
Agenda Item 5.
Your Presentation Sucks . . . Really, Yours Sucks.
PowerPoint Sucks.
‘‘Um . . . aah’’ Sucks.
PowerPoint Really Sucks.
Monotone Speeches and Movements Suck.
Unreadable Slides Suck.
Cutesy Moving Graphics Suck.
Agenda Item 6.
Make the Best of Sucky Meetings . . . or Get Out While You Can.
Never–Ending Meetings Suck.
Déjà Meetings Suck.
Project and Update Meetings Suck.
Scattered Showers’ Meetings Suck.
Conference Calls Suck.
Sales T eam Meetings Suck.
Online or Virtual Meetings Suck.
Videoconferencing Sucks.
Friday Meetings Suck.
Agenda Item 7.
Big Meetings Suck Even Bigger . . . Get Some Help or Suffer the Consequences.
Poorly Planned Meetings Suck.
Annual Meetings, Conventions, Teambuilding, and Company Retreats Suck.
Bad Audio Sucks.
Distractions Suck.
Guest Speakers Suck.
No Introduction and Bad Introductions Suck.
Bad Emcees Suck.
Agenda Item 8.
Heed This . . . or Continue to Suck for the Next Millennium.
Consider Not Having One.
What You Can Do When Stuck in a Boring Meeting.
Conclusion.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
JON PETZ is a motivational keynote speaker. He has spoken to more than a half million people during presentations to companies including Walmart, Honda, Deloitte, and AT&T. In 2008, American City Business Journals named him a Top Business Professional Under 40 Years of Age.

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Praise for Boring Meetings Suck
"Irreverent for certain (consider the title), but Jon has created an encyclopedia–like compendium of great ideas to make meetings more efficient and effective. Who cannot use more time and less ineffective meetings?"
—Larry Hilsheimer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Nationwide Direct & Customer Solutions
"This quick reference, easy read provides some great tips and guidelines to drive effective meetings."
—Craig O. Morrison, Chairman and CEO, Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC
"Finally, a book that addresses the IMPACT a meeting can have on its attendees and how that can affect the bottom line, rather than how the bottom line affects the attendees!"
—Chris Curry, President and CEO, Destinations by Design LLC
"Jon Petz is the global authority on audience engagement because he′s sp entfifteen years traveling the globe, engaging audiences. His book is the perfect resource for any organization that wants to reach the people who matter most, or for someone who simply wants to suck less"
—Scott Ginsberg, The Nametag Guy, author of The Approachable Leader
"If everyone would adopt the ideas for better meetings contained in this book, many businesses would be more productive. Bad meetings waste a lot of time and most business managers have never had any training on how to conduct an efficient meeting"
—Randy Wilcox, founder, SARCOM, Inc.
"Your first step to participate in the movement to eliminate boring meetings is to read this book and implement its ideas."
—Jim Canterucci, author of Personal Brilliance