Meeting Excellence

<i>Meeting Excellence</i> is a comprehensive resource that provides a wide range of ready-to-use tools that have been developed and tested by a meeting initiative within Novartis Pharmaceuticals. It is based on years of research observing team meetings, examining existing meeting documents, and conducting a number of intensive individual interviews in the <st1:country-region w:st=”on”>U.S.</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st=”on”>Europe</st1:place>. This important book offers the information and tools needed to prepare, facilitate, and follow up on all your meetings. Step by step, <i>Meeting Excellence</i> shows how to <ul> <li/> <div>  Create an action-focused meeting agenda</div> <li/> <div>  Ensure that everyone participates in discussion</div> <li/> <div>  Deal with disruptive and inattentive people</div> <li/> <div>  Develop a climate of trust among meeting participants</div> <li/> <div>  Create and deliver effective meeting presentations</div> <li/> <div> Stay on track to achieve your meeting goals</div> <li/> <div> Achieve clear communication during a multicultural meeting</div> <li/> <div>Liven up a dreary and unproductive meeting</div> <li/> <div>Close your meeting on an upbeat and positive note</div> <li/> <div>Get action on team action items</div> <li/> <div>  Improve meeting communications with line management</div> <li/> <div>Evaluate your meeting quickly and effectively</div> <li/> <div>Choose among various web-based meeting tools</div> </ul> <p/>