More On Meetings [Moron Meetings?]

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

More On Meetings [Moron Meetings?]

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Dear Friends:

I just can't say enough about meetings. They can be killers or they can be motivators -- but no meeting can be both. How you preside at, coordinate, orchestrate, present at, or otherwise conduct a meeting, whether by telephone, videoconference or in person, will either damage or enhance your credibility and influence.

Today's rule of thumb should prove helpful:

"If your audience isn't falling out of their seats laughing, or sitting at the edge of their seats white-knuckled, you are a sedative." -Douglas Castle

Remember: With very few exceptions, the people (or potentially innocent victims) in the audience are looking to you for leadership. They will judge your content, delivery, confidence and intelligence by how you run your show.

Meetings are wonderful to inform and to coordinate a call to action, but they are also auditions. When you are the speaker, you are being judged.

Learn how to run a good meeting.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle