101 Ways to Make Meetings Active: Surefire Ideas to Engage Your Group
Mel Silberman
San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass Wiley, 1999 336pp ISBN: 0787946079
This book provides 101 tools, tips, and techniques for successful meetings. The topics that the author covers include preparing for meetings, obtaining group participation, stimulating discussion, the roles and responsibilities of chairpersons and other officers, timesavers, managing conflict, problem solving, using flip charts, and closing the meeting. All are illustrated with a number of practical examples.
The Big Book of Business Games
John Newstrom, Edward Scannell
Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill, 1995
170pp ISBN: 0070464766
Designed for managers and team leaders, this book lists 75 games and activities to enliven meetings and inspire productivity. Taken originally from the ‘Games Trainers Play’ series, each entry has been adjusted for use in a range of business situations.
The Definitive Book of Body Language: How to Read Others’ Attitudes by Their Gestures
Allan Pease
London: Orion, 2005
400pp ISBN: 0752858785
Being able to interpret other people’s body language will give you a great insight into what they really feel about something or someone. This book claims to help you ‘learn to read other people’s thoughts by their gestures’. Once you know the basics, you’ll be able to use this knowledge to your advantage in all areas of life, including working out if someone is lying, and how to get others to co-operate with you.
First Aid for Meetings: Quick Fixes and Major Repairs for Running Effective Meetings
Charlie Hawkins
Newberg, Oregon: Bookpartners Inc, 1997
190pp ISBN: 1885221614
This book provides concrete ideas for running effective meetings, including planning, managing the flow of the meeting, moving groups to consensus and closure, and dealing with disruptive behaviour. The author also discusses how to manage meetings in which electronic media are being used and how to apply meeting management concepts to one-to-one meetings.
Getting Results from Electronic Meetings: Creative Solutions, Increased Commitment, Improved Business Processes
Alan Weatherall, Jay Nunamaker
Chandlers Ford: Electronic Meetings Solutions Ltd, 1999
192pp ISBN: 095265251X
Electronic meetings have already established an impressive track record for helping organisations to exploit existing common technology in ways that bring about immediate and quantifiable business benefits. This book describes in a clear and logical way how electronic meetings can be practically implemented in any organisation.
Getting to Yes
Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton
London: Random House Business Books, 2003
224pp ISBN: 1844131467
By working around four main principles of effective negotiation and discussing the difficulties that can arise, the authors show the reader how to pursue his or her own interests while keeping adversaries happy at the same time. A few principles will guide the reader no matter what the other side does, or whatever what tricks they may resort to.
Manipulating Meetings: How to Get What You Want When You Want it
David Martin
Harlow: Prentice Hall, 2000
206pp (Smarter Solutions Series)
ISBN: 0273645005
This practical and readable guide identifies the best and most successful techniques for enabling managers to achieve their objectives at meetings. The issues covered include: deciding if your meeting is really necessary; chairing and controlling meetings effectively; and composing dynamic agendas. Practical advice is given on dealing with time wasters, ambushes, and bullies, while putting your point across and getting your own way.
Not Another Meeting! A Practical Guide for Facilitating Effective Meetings 2nd ed
Frances A. Micale
Central Point, Oregon: PSI Research, 2002
160pp ISBN: 1555716326
This manual discusses the importance of being able to distinguish content from process, how to encourage participation, how to stay ‘in the moment’ during a meeting, how to resolve conflict, and how to make the best use of teams in meetings.