Turn meetings into the best part of your day with this actionable, step-by-step guide

Brainstorming meetings. Team meetings. Stakeholder meetings. Zoom meetings. Hybrid meetings. Most of us are part of more meetings than we can even count. And how many of these meetings are actually productive and valuable?

Running Effective Meetings For Dummies shows you how to plan, guide, and run a great meeting, whether youre doing it face-to-face, fully virtual, or a combination of both. Authors Dr. Joseph Allen, industrial and organizational psychologist, and Emmy-award winning communications expert Karin Reed team up to walk you through the steps you need to take to make your next meeting your best one yet.

Youll learn about:The different kinds of meetings and what each is supposed to accomplishHow to prep for a great meeting and set the expectations of all the participantsHow to be an effective leader by guiding discussion during the actual meeting itselfEffective follow-up and evaluation to keep your momentum and continually improve your meetings

Stop enduring meeting-fatigue and start making meetings the fun, productive, and engaging events theyre supposed to be. Grab a copy ofRunningEffective Meetings For Dummies today!

Joseph A. Allen, PhD is a professor of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology at the University of Utah. His articles have appeared inHuman Relations, Journal of Business Psychology, and more.

Karin M. Reed is CEO of Speaker Dynamics, a corporate communications training firm. She is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist.

Introduction. 1

Part 1: Understanding the Role of Meeting in Business. 5

Chapter 1: Making Meetings More Effective. 7

Chapter 2: Matching the Meeting Style with the Meeting Goal. 19

Chapter 3: Understanding the Full Meeting Continuum. 33

Chapter 4: Choosing How You Should Meet. 45

Chapter 5: Using Video in Virtual or Hybrid Meetings. 59

Chapter 6: Meeting with Global Participants. 73

Part 2: Setting Up for Success What to do Before a Meeting 87

Chapter 7: Determining if You Even Need a Meeting. 89

Chapter 8: Designing the Meeting to Match Your Goals. 95

Chapter 9: Setting Meeting Expectations. 117

Part 3: Facilitating an Effective Meeting What to do During a Meeting 141

Chapter 10: Starting a Meeting. 143

Chapter 11: Managing the Conversation Flow. 167

Chapter 12: Pulling Out Even Participation 185

Chapter 13: Delivering Your Messages Effectively 201

Chapter 14: Stifling Bad Meeting Behaviors. 229

Part 4: Making a Meeting Worthwhile What to do after a Meeting. 241

Chapter 15: Following Up Effectively. 243

Chapter 16: Evaluating Your Meeting Effectiveness. 253

Part 5: The Part of Tens. 263

Chapter 17: Ten Things to Say to Move a Meeting Along 265

Chapter 18: Ten Alternatives to Meeting in a Conference Room. 271

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Bolster Participation 277

Index. 283