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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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