Posts Tagged ‘meeting’
Shorter is almost always better
I am and will always be an admirer for anyone who understands that the shorter sermon, the shorter meeting, the shorter training session, and the shorter story are almost always the best versions of those things. Time is our most precious commodity. In truth, it’s our only precious commodity. Honor it as such. When standing…
Read MoreNew policy: Transform a meeting into an actual meeting.
As a teacher, I often find myself in meetings with teachers and staff from other schools in various buildings throughout the district. Up until this year, my habit has been to sit amongst my friends and colleagues in these meetings whenever possible, as most people tend to do. It makes sense. Sit amongst your friends.…
Read MoreIf your schedule your meeting for one hour, and then your meeting lasts exactly one hour, you have failed.
If you schedule an hour for a meeting, and your meeting lasts for an hour, you have failed, for three reasons: The efficient person attempts to complete tasks in less than the allotted time. If you’ve given yourself 60 minutes to complete a task and require all 60 minutes to do so, you have not…
Read MoreI hate meetings this much.
Want to know how much I hate meetings? In August of 1999, I began my teaching career. Each school year starts off with a series of meetings a couple days before the kids arrive that may be absolutely necessary but are still excruciating because I hate meetings. As I prepared to attend this first of…
Read MorePresentation consultant for hire
Over the past four years, I have written quite a bit about my hatred of meetings. Regardless of the context, the majority of the meetings that I have been required to attend over the course of my lifetime have been ineffectively designed and poorly run. I’ve admonished presenters to not be ordinary. I’ve begged the…
Read MoreProductivity tip #6: Calculate the cost of your meeting and act accordingly
Planning a meeting? Multiply the number of minutes you plan on speaking by the number of people attending the meeting and ask yourself: Is the information that I am presenting worthy of the amount of salary and lost productivity that your meeting will cost? For example, if you are conducting a meeting with 20 people…
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