Are Your Business Meetings Set Up To Fail?
The truth is that your meeting didn’t work! Don’t feel bad it wasn’t because the focus and content were wrong. And that speaker you picked wasn’t too bad even if it was you! But most meetings are set up to fail. By fail I mean that they could have blow the roof off, but there are truths that if followed, make every meeting even better. I can’t not cover much in this brief note but I will add to it from time to time. Several years ago to help my friend and speaking clients I put together the 101 meeting Planner Idea Book. It was so popular that we ran out before we realized that we had none left. I mean none. We can’t even find the original artwork or database but alas my feeble brain still remembers much of it so here goes.
Never start a meeting with the state of the state. The best way to suck the energy out of a potentially great meeting is to state facts and figures for an hour unless the facts and figures are interspirced with award for those who make the facts and figures happen. How about bagpipes, or an energetic speaker who has caught the theme of what you are trying to say. How about the series of pictures with verbal captions that tell a story about how the year has been, or quarter or whatever. How about a quiz based on little known facts, trivia. The point is the kick off to any meeting be in the national sales conference, International IT gathering or Monday morning run of the mill needs energy, not time wasted on protocols of the meeting. Kick it in the ( | ), you know what, right off the bat, then when you have everyone’s attention back up for the protocols.
Perhaps using Google Images for classic pictures that depict the theme of the meeting of the Star Spangled Banner. It has a great beat and a great theme.
Thomas Winninger “The Business Growth Guy”
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