Turn ordinary discussions into focused, energetic sessions that produce positive results. If you are a meeting leader or a participant who is looking for ways to get more out of every meeting you lead or attend, then this book is for you. It's filled with practical tips and techniques to help you improve your meetings. You’ll learn to spot the common problems and complaints that spell meeting disaster, how people who are game players can effect your meeting, fool-proof methods to motivate and inspire, and templates that show you how to achieve results. Learn to cope with annoying meeting situations, including problematic participants, and run focused, productive meetings. "A simple, effective strategy to reduce the waste of unproductive and unnecessary meetings." - Charles Ashbacher "Oh, to be rid of the albatross of incessant and unproductive meetings!" is the mantra of people throughout the business world. Sometimes there are even meetings in an attempt to determine why there are so many meetings. Everyone is convinced that an enormous amount of potentially productive time is wasted in this way, yet there never seems to be a great deal of action to prevent it. In this short book, Shessel puts forward a simple, effective strategy to reduce the waste of unproductive and unnecessary meetings. [...] Her advice is simple and, if followed, would be effective. [...] There is a great deal of inertia loaded up into the perceived requirement for meetings that is hard to overcome. However, if you muster the courage to try, reading this book will provide the blueprint for success. - Charles Ashbacher