The Art of Meeting Management

A Comprehensive Guide to Manage Professional Meetings, Virtual Meeting, Events and Conventions

By: J.W. Dionne

Narrated by: Kelly Rhodes

Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Half of all meetings are a waste of time. Here’s how to make sure your meetings aren’t!

According to a Clarizen/Harris Poll survey, the average American worker spends four and a half hours every week in general status meetings.

And that’s not counting other meetings you can get called for at various times of the day.

But just 11 percent of survey respondents said all of their meetings were productive. And with 67 percent of workers saying meetings are keeping them from doing their job, why do companies still keep having them?

The thing is, meetings are essential in any organization.

Collaboration, discussion, and interaction are the lifeblood of a company’s progress and innovation.

Unfortunately, meetings can hamper these collaborations when they’re poorly planned, badly run, and haphazardly organized.

With the guidance and advice of meeting management expert J.W. Dionne, you’ll find out exactly what you have to do.

In The Art of Meeting Management, you will discover:

• How to have engaging, productive, and worthwhile meetings with the six Ps of effective meetings.
• Five meetings that could have been an email–these situations don’t actually require a meeting.
• How to make meetings more inclusive, and get even the quietest and most introverted attendees to speak up.
• Useful skills you need to develop that will help you facilitate meetings so they run smoothly.
• The powerful psychological tool to apply in your meetings that will improve follow-through and promote compliance.
• Why it’s better to have two short meetings than a long one.
• Why you should encourage conflict during your meetings–and how to prevent it from getting out of hand.
• Fun ideas for virtual meeting openers that will get your attendees engaged and ready to go.
• And much more!

Meetings will never become obsolete.

They may take different forms and use different platforms, but the need to get together and collaborate will always be there.

©2022 J.W. Dionne (P)2022 J.W. Dionne

Very helpful

After reading this book, I can boldly say that I now have meaningful meetings.
I ensure that I apply psychological tools in my meetings that have improved follow-through and promoted compliance, tried not to hold unnecessary meetings that will affect working times, and also encouraged conflicts during meetings as long as we arrive at a resolution.
Every manager should get a copy of this book.

My life is meetings!!

It is amazing to me how many people do not understand how to run or participate in successful meetings. I have been in leadership for over 12 years and it is amazing how little meeting etiquette and meeting performance has changed. I have noticed a significant shift when my company started to work from home. It's like more meetings just get thrown on the calendar because we're at home and people think we're just available. It's time to take back our time and start to shape how meetings are ran and that includes us as participants. The author does a great job of giving actionable steps to start to shift how meetings are organized, is it worth being a meeting and what is my role as a participant or an organizer. Overall, everyone's time is worth something so it's time to treat it as such. Protect your gold which is your time and be efficient. Great job to this author!

A Meeting Management Masterpiece!

"The Art of Meeting Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manage Professional Meetings, Virtual Meeting, Events and Conventions" by J.W. Dionne is a must-read for anyone who wants to excel in meeting management. The audiobook is narrated by a professional who takes the listeners on a journey through the book's contents. The author's work is brilliant, and the narrator's performance is fantastic.

The audiobook is well-structured, with each chapter covering a specific aspect of meeting management. The audiobook's flow is seamless, and the narrator's voice keeps the listeners engaged. The author's insights are practical and applicable, making this audiobook an essential guide for meeting planners, event organizers, and anyone involved in professional meetings.

One of the audiobook's strengths is its focus on virtual meetings, which have become increasingly popular in recent years. The author's tips and strategies for managing virtual meetings are invaluable and have helped me improve my virtual meetings' effectiveness.

The audiobook is also an excellent resource for convention organizers, providing practical advice on everything from creating an agenda to managing logistics. The author's expertise in the field shines through, and the audiobook's comprehensive coverage of the subject is impressive.

Overall, "The Art of Meeting Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manage Professional Meetings, Virtual Meeting, Events and Conventions" is a superb audiobook that I would highly recommend to anyone involved in meeting management. The audiobook provides practical insights and strategies that are easy to apply and will help improve your meeting management skills. With its comprehensive coverage of the subject and engaging narration, this audiobook is a masterpiece.

Great

this book has given me a framework for thinking about how to improve other types of interactions with people in my work.

I wish all managers read this book

I’ve been on both sides of good and bad meetings and I had never thought about the fact that being held captive by a manager was such a lack of respect for my time.
This audio book should be handed to everyone promoted to manager. The author lays out some great examples of how to keep your meeting interesting and how to handle over sharers and the quiet ones. I liked that the author suggests having detailed meeting plans and letting people opt out of meetings.

Excelent Guide!

Meeting management can be a challenge if you don't have a clear understanding of the concepts. This audiobook features a complete guide to managing professional meetings, virtual meetings, events, and conventions. It covers a wide range of topics, from planning and preparation to execution and post-meeting follow-up.

The author, J. W. Dionne, has done an excellent job of presenting the material in a way that is easy to understand and follow. The book is filled with practical tips and strategies that can be applied to any type of meeting, whether face-to-face or virtual.

I highly recommend "The Art of Meeting Management" whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this audiobook will provide valuable information and practical advice that will help you become a more effective and efficient meeting manager.

Great Help for my Future

This audiobook is insightful and has been thought about carefully in all facets of meeting management. It amazes me how the author goes into detail about how to successfully run meetings or take part in them. Preparing for the meeting in person or by video, and directing it so that it is productive. The author does an excellent job of providing specific steps to start shifting how meetings are organized, whether or not it is worthwhile to be a part of a meeting, and what your role is as either a participant or an organizer.
Overall, the information contained in this audiobook can be put to use in various contexts. This will come in handy for me in the future. In addition, the narration was also of a high quality, and all in all, listening to it was a very pleasant and entertaining experience. Highly recommended, without a doubt!

Joyce

Really helpful for the test

Overall, a great deal of useful information in here for new managers, delivered in an easy-to-read-and-understand style, and I have recommended it to several people I know who have recently been promoted.

Incredible book!

If you want to manage a team or just learn how to optimize your own time, this is essential reading. Edwards writes from experience after working for years both in the trenches and from above. Do not miss out on his wisdom.

Great book

This was intuitive and thoughtful in all aspects of meetings. Preparing, in person or by video, and guiding the meeting for productivity. So many details that are simple yet overlooked. This will be helpful for my future.