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101 Ways To Make Meetings Active Category: Facilitation and Consultation Product Code: FACB_101_Meetings RRP: $32.00  Now: $25.60 Product description: 322 pages - Softcover The biggest collection of meeting techniques ever published! Guaranteed to brighten your next meeting and engage your group. Whether your meetings are big or small, one shot or on-going, formal or informal, these 101 techniques will move the action along while successfully fulfilling you goals and objectives. Plus..you'll receive an additional 140 facilitation tips to help you SAY GOODBYE TO DULL AND DEADLY MEETINGS. Contents: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF ACTIVE MEETINGS Ten Layouts for Setting Up a Meeting Room Ten Ways to Learn New Names Ten Methods for Obtaining Group Participation Ten Tips When Facilitating Discussion Ten Meeting Roles and Responsibilities Ten Alternatives for Assigning Jobs Ten Timesavers During Active Meetings Ten Props to Employ in Active Meetings Ten Tricks for Calling Participants Back to Order Ten Methods for Dealing With Difficult Participants Ten Energizers to Wake Up or Relax a Group Ten Things to do When a Group is Stuck Ten Tips to Make Flipcharts Graphic Ten Questions to Process a Meeting PREPARING ACTIVE MEETINGS Building an Active Agenda in Advance Pre-Meeting Survey of Participants Advance Reviews Preparation is Everyone's Responsibility Stating Expectations Up front Be Our Guest Creative Name Tents Exciting Meeting Packets Facilitator Prompt Cards Going Beyond Meeting Minutes Preparing the Meeting Space Active Participation in Videoconferenced Meetings ENGAGING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION FROM THE START Human Scavenger Hunt Group Resume The Company You Keep Getting to Know You Well A Representative Sample Stand Up and Be Counted Introductory Go-Arounds Team Getaway Reconnecting Lightening the Meeting Getting in Sync With Each Other Clearing the Air Agenda Review and Approval On-The-Spot Agenda Setting Beginning At the End Setting Ground Rules STIMULATING DISCUSSION, DIALOGUE, AND LEARNING Town Meeting Three-Stage Fishbowl Discussion Expanding Panel Point-Counterpoint Feedback Teams I Have a Question The Study Group Group to Group Discussion Jigsaw Discussion Card Exchange Snowball Discussion Go To Your Post Instant Assessment Rotating Trios Anonymous Comments Active Opinion Sharing Meet the Press Everyone is An Expert Here The Talking Stick FACILITATING CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING Creative Warmups Fast and Slow Brainstorming Brainwriting Brainwalking Part Changing Brainstorming Roadblocks Negative Brainstorming Clustering Brainstormed Ideas Looking at the Possibilities Wearing Someone Else's Shoes What's the Problem? Challenging Assumptions Inspired Cut-Outs The Power of Two Mindmapping MANAGING CONTROVERSY AND CONFLICT Changing the Rules Active Debate Removing Egos Breaking a Stalemate Collaboration in Conflict Resolution Differences of Opinion Active Self-Assessment Hot Issues Arguing The Flip Side Perception Checking Fishbowl Meeting Beyond Pros and Cons BUILDING CONSENSUS AND COMMITMENT Billboard Ranking Multivoting Weighing the Options Small Group to Large Group Consensus Polling for Consensus Hearing From the Minority Supermajority Voting Comparing the Remaining Options Putting a Decision "On Trial" Moving Toward Consensus I Hereby Resolve I'm Committed CREATING AN UNFORGETTABLE ENDING Assessing Obstacles Gallery of Achievement Bumper Stickers Follow-up Questionaire Follow-up Support Connections Group Photo What? So What? Now What? How Did We Do? Thank You Are We On the Same Page? Ballooning Messages When the Spirit Moves You Down the Lane Meeting "Rap-up" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Silberman has created the ultimate resource for turning your boring meetings into engaging sessions that tap the potential of your work groups. Read it, use it, and keep it as a ready reference to help make your meetings more productive and fresh." - Bob Nelson, president, Nelson Motivation; author, 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and We've Got to Start Meeting Like This! "Silberman has done it again! Use just a few of the more than 200 ideas in this gem of a book and never again will you hear 'Ugh, another meeting." - Glenn Parker, team building consultant; author, Team Players and Teamwork; co-author Teamwork and Teamplay Email a friend

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