Turning "Ugh, Another Meeting?" into "Yay, Another Meeting!" — Episode 037

I know you know this feeling. You’re sitting at your desk, or out
in the field, and you’re really in the zone. You’re on a deadline
for something — and it’s coming up — but the juices are flowing
and your productivity is on high.


Then it happens.


That dreaded reminder pops up and tells you that in 15 minutes
you’ have to halt your momentum and go to another meeting.


But, instead of looking at meetings as a nuisance to our
productive day, what if we could look at them as a time when the
next great ideas are born? What if we look at it as a time to
bring our collective goals and dreams to fruition?


On today's episode, we’re joined by Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom, who
worked in local government for several years and is now a
professional speaker and organizational development consultant
who works with leaders who want to improve employee relationships
and have more productive meetings.


We talk about the things that can make a meeting productive, and
a space where not only great ideas come to life, but also where
everyone's voice is heard. Among some of the things we discuss
are:


Finding what the meeting's purpose is

How to design an interactive exercise at a meeting to shake
things up a bit

The importance of starting and ending a meeting on time

Inviting the right people to your meeting



Tune in to find out a few simple things you can do to create more
engaging, productive meetings. You can also find Sharon's free
toolkit at www.sharonspeaks.com as well as a blog about
meeting facilitation and design
at http://sharonspeaks.com/category/meeting-facilitation/