Introduction
How This Book Can Help You
This book is for you if you want specific tips to assure that your meetings will be:
Necessary and not just a waste of time
Marked by healthy discussion, not hostile confrontation
Interesting, coherent, and well organized
Based on new technology when appropriate
A place for people to share, rather than show off, their ideas
Constructive, thoughtful, and creative
Inclusive, with full participation from all
A forum for decisions that get acted upon
Efficient and not a waste of energy
The book can also help you if you want general guidelines, rather than answers to specific questions. For example, you might want:
A checklist for meeting preparation
General guidelines for meeting facilitation
A set of options for making decisions ...
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