How to Make Meetings Work! - Michael Doyle

Tested on more than 10,000 participants, the Interaction Method of conducting meetings is proven to increase productivity by up to 15 percent. Demonstrating how time and people can be better used in meetings, this thorough manual is indispensable for any organization--from large corporations to the PTA. \nThe interaction method is a new, tested way to stop wasting time and get things done at meetings. \n The interaction method: \n -Increases productivity up to 15 percent; \n -Works whether you're in a hierarchical (authoritarian) or horizontal (democratic) organization; \n -Gives everybody a feeling of greater participation and influence; \n -Helps you whether you're a decision maker, leader, or rank-and-file meeting-goer; \n -Analyzes 16 types of problem people at meetings and tells you what to do about them; \n -Tells you how to develop agendas and arrange meeting rooms and even seats in specific ways that make meetings pay off; \n -Shows you how a facilitator, a recorder, and a group memory help generate more and better solutions to problems, and... \n -Even tells you seven reasons for not having a meeting\n