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101 ways to make meetings active : surefire ideas to engage your group / Mel Silberman ; assisted by Kathy Clark.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, c1999.Description: xiv, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0787946079 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
  • 9780787946074 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
Other title:
  • One hundred one ways to make meetings active
  • One hundred and one ways to make meetings active
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: 101 ways to make meetings active.DDC classification:
  • 658.4/56 21
LOC classification:
  • HF5734.5 .S568 1999
  • LD571 .B743 no.168
Other classification:
  • AK 39740
Online resources:
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 Discussions -- Ten Meeting Roles and Responsibilities -- Ten Alternatives for Assigning Jobs -- Ten Timesavers During Active Meetings -- Ten Props to Employ During Active Meetings -- Ten Tricks for Calling Participants to Order -- Ten Methods to Deal with Difficult Participants -- Ten Energizers to Wake Up or Relax a Group -- Ten Things to Do When the Group Is Stuck -- Ten Tips to Make Flip Charts 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 Minutes -- Preparing the Meeting Space -- Active Participation in Videoconference Meetings -- Engaging Participants 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 One Another -- 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.
Review: "Get the basics on preparing a meeting engaging participants right away stimulating discussion prompting creative problem solving managing conflict building consensus creating an unforgettable closing and much more! Silberman has drawn a few choice tips from his other resources, but most of 101 Ways to Make Meetings Active is all-new techniques for pumping energy into your business gatherings."--BOOK JACKET.
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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 Discussions -- Ten Meeting Roles and Responsibilities -- Ten Alternatives for Assigning Jobs -- Ten Timesavers During Active Meetings -- Ten Props to Employ During Active Meetings -- Ten Tricks for Calling Participants to Order -- Ten Methods to Deal with Difficult Participants -- Ten Energizers to Wake Up or Relax a Group -- Ten Things to Do When the Group Is Stuck -- Ten Tips to Make Flip Charts 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 Minutes -- Preparing the Meeting Space -- Active Participation in Videoconference Meetings -- Engaging Participants 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 One Another -- 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.

"Get the basics on preparing a meeting engaging participants right away stimulating discussion prompting creative problem solving managing conflict building consensus creating an unforgettable closing and much more! Silberman has drawn a few choice tips from his other resources, but most of 101 Ways to Make Meetings Active is all-new techniques for pumping energy into your business gatherings."--BOOK JACKET.

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