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                    Ten Tips for Staying Awake in meetings.


Meetings

Ten Tips for Staying Awake

Meetings are an evil fact of life in Corporate America. Sitting through them can be hard enough, but when you're running a meeting it's just as difficult to speak to a room full of snoozing salespeople. Here are some tips for managers hoping to engage their salespeople during meetings from Eli Mina, author of The Complete Handbook of Business Meetings:

Give each member a lead role on a selected agenda item such as when he/she will make a presentation or facilitate a discussion. No member should be allowed to sit back and observe a meeting.

Avoid hot and heavy meals just before a meeting. Instead, choose a light and healthy snack. Alcoholic drinks should definitely be avoided.

Avoid scheduling too many substantive issues in a row by interspersing light agenda items between them. Members need down time.

Schedule short breaks regularly. There should be no more than two hours of continuous sitting.

Invite guests to speak on interesting subjects related to your group's meeting agenda.

Avoid having the meeting dominated by the same outspoken members by encouraging others to speak.

Instead of waiting for members to raise their hands, call on them to comment.

Encourage members to express different opinions by breaking the meeting into smaller focus groups handling a key task or issue.

Prevent rambling and monotonous statements by asking memebers to communicate concisely.

Establish time limits on presentations and ask speakers to avoid lecture mode. Instead encourage them to make their presentations interactive and to include interesting examples and case studies.

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