Successful Meetings

Atlantic Publishing Company, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A study by MCI found that most professionals believe that over 50 percent o f meeting time is wasted. More than 90 percent admit to daydreaming in meet ings, 73 percent have brought other work, and 39 percent have fallen asleep . You might think that there would be fewer meetings. However, in the surve y 46 percent said they attended more meetings than a year ago. Meetings cost time and money. Many meetings end with no results or outcome. How can you be sure you are using your time and money effectively? The ans wer: with proper training. Even MBA graduates have never had a course in how to plan, organize, and pr esent an effective meeting. That is the subject of this new book which will teach the proper skills and training to get great results with every meeti ng, every time! You will learn the checklists for planning your meeting, se tting the agenda, strategic planning, how the physical setting can be impro ved, how to properly open a meeting, handling difficult people and maintain ing control, how to assess and evaluate your meetings, and the correct meth od to end a meeting. Good meetings don't just happen, they are planned and created. Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company presidentâe(tm)s garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, financ.