{"product_id":"boring-meetings-suck-hardcover","title":"Boring Meetings Suck - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Petz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe guide that proves your meetings don't have to suck!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a big dull elephant in the boardroom: this meeting! Most of the millions of meetings held in the world today are a monumental waste of time and talent. Worse still, most of the so-called solutions and books for boring meetings are twice as boring.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoring Meetings Suck provides tips and tactics to deliver \"Get-In, Get-It-Done, or Get-Out\" style meetings, while also tackling what most prefer to avoid; that you don't have to BE in charge of a meeting to TAKE charge of a meeting. This entertaining and take-no-prisoners guide is full of easily deployed SRDs?Suckification Reduction Devices?that will help you make your next meeting both efficient and effective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmpowers attendees to politely speak up and get a meeting back on track, or graciously get out, without being fired\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how hosts can capitalize on technology, learning to crowd-source problems and increase participation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines surefire methods to get meetings to start and end on time and not have the speaker read the slides\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSTOPS over-invitation syndrome\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author has appeared before many major corporate clients, and was named a \"Top Business Professional Under 40\" by American City Business Journals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour meetings do not have to bore, nor must they suck. Instead, get the winning techniques in Boring Meetings Suck, and make your meetings awesome in their engagement and productivity, or stop having them!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeetings, the cornerstones of collaboration, inspiration, and progress, have suffered excruciating humiliation at the hands of corporate America. Gone are good agendas, participation, focus, and follow-up that are the lifeblood of great meetings. Instead, too many meetings drone on like some sort of soul-crushing, walking-dead zombie robbing workplaces of joy, productivity, and time. But there is good news: meetings can be saved . . .by you! Boring Meetings Suck empowers you to take charge of meetings that have become a waste of time and talent. Most books on meetings focus only on the person responsible for planning and hosting the meeting, but Boring Meetings Suck dares to admit what other authors avoid. Only when attendees learn how to diplomatically speak up and get meetings back on track will everyone benefit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers dozens of SuckificationReduction Devices, or SRDs, to make the next meeting you attend more efficient and effective. Learn which meetings you can skip and how to callout the perpetrators of poor meeting etiquette. But it's not enough to stop others' meetings from sucking; you must make sure your meeting doesn't suck. Learn how to become a better speaker by making eye contact, working the stage, and varying the speed of your speech. Get the essential elements for planning large meetings or conferences, and get new techniques that will help you run get in, get it done, and get out meetings. With Boring Meetings Suck, you'll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to graciously excuse yourself from ameeting without losing your job\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe right ways to use PowerPoint (andother technologies) Three polite ways to motivate people towrap up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy you should turn your phone on inall meetings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips to make your presentation powerful and not pointless\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to be a meeting hero, and get people to show up on time, participate, and return to their desks happy and with extra time intheir pockets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen done right, meetings can rock. They can be vehicles for innovation, motivation, and decision-making. They can spark revolutions. They can save the world! All you have to do is not let themsuck, and this book shows you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meetings, the cornerstones of collaboration, inspiration, and progress, have suffered excruciating humiliation at the hands of corporate America. Gone are good agendas, participation, focus, and follow-up that are the lifeblood of great meetings. Instead, too many meetings drone on like some sort of soul-crushing, walking-dead zombie robbing workplaces of joy, productivity, and time. But there is good news: meetings can be saved ... by you! \u003ci\u003eBoring Meetings Suck\u003c\/i\u003e empowers you to take charge of meetings that have become a waste of time and talent. Most books on meetings focus only on the person responsible for planning and hosting the meeting, but \u003ci\u003eBoring Meetings Suck\u003c\/i\u003e dares to admit what other authors avoid. Only when attendees learn how to diplomatically speak up and get meetings back on track wi ll everyone benefit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers dozens of Suckification Reduction Devices, or SRDs, to make the next meeting you attend more efficient and effective. Learn which meetings you can skip and how to call out the perpetrators of poor meeting etiquette. But it's not enough to stop others' meetings from sucking; you must make sure \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e meeting doesn't suck. Learn how to become a better speaker by making eye contact, working the stage, and varying the speed of your speech. Get the essential elements for planning large meetings or conferences, and get new techniques that will help you run \"get in, get it done, and get out\" meetings. With \u003ci\u003eBoring Meetings Suck\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to graciously excuse yourself from a meeting without losing your job \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe right ways to use PowerPoint (and other technologies) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThree polite ways to motivate people to wrap up \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy you should turn your phone \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e in all meetings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTips to make your presentation powerful and not pointless \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to be a meeting hero, and get people to show up on time, participate, and return to their desks happy and with extra time in their pockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen done right, meetings can rock. They can be vehicles for innovation, motivation, and decision-making. They can spark revolutions. They can save the world! All you have to do is not let them suck, and this book shows you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJON PETZ\u003c\/b\u003e is a motivational keynote speaker. He has spoken to more than a half million people during presentations to companies including Walmart, Honda, Deloitte, and AT\u0026amp;T. In 2008, American City Business Journals named him a Top Business Professional Under 40 Years of Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.71 x 5.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772734177568,"sku":"9781118004623","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/060fe3f4b1471e25751c691c99fa616d.webp?v=1780412826","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boring-meetings-suck-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}