Don't Waste My Time: Expert Secrets for Meetings That Inspire, Engage, and Get Results (Smarter in an Hour) - Softcover

Devlin, Kimberly

9781939247117: Don't Waste My Time: Expert Secrets for Meetings That Inspire, Engage, and Get Results (Smarter in an Hour)

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ISBN 10: 193924711X ISBN 13: 9781939247117

Publisher: TPH, 2019

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People don’t mind meetings—just ones that waste their time!

No matter the size, purpose, or type of meetings you lead—whether you are convening multiple teams at a conference, leading a staff meeting, chairing a PTA committee, or facilitating a virtual meeting of remote workers—this book can help you get the results you need with the investment of just one hour from your busy schedule.

The secrets to successful, effective meetings aren’t complicated. With the strategies in this book and 60 minutes:

You can inspire meeting members instead of boring them.
You can engage participants instead of speaking to “attendees.”
You can achieve real results instead of closing meetings with “we can finish this up next time.”

Don’t Waste My Time offers strategies, guidance, and tools that deliver:

A surefire PLANNER framework of the 7 strategies to plan and lead meetings that inspire, engage, and get results
7 elements to craft a powerful, effective agenda for every meeting, no matter the purpose, size, or timing
50+ proactive strategies to avoid meeting meltdowns
13 techniques to get a derailed meeting back on track
3-step method to ensure follow-through so that every meeting achieves the results you want
Tips to apply Don’t Waste My Time Tools in one-on-one meetings so that even your meetings disguised as conversations can succeed

You can run effective meetings every time—if you approach them with forethought and the powerful techniques presented in Don’t Waste My Time. Purchase this book today and let Kimberly Devlin be your professional coach to help guide your next meeting to success!

Check out KimberlyDevlin.com for more information about Kimberly's books and work.

Don’t Waste My Time is part of the SMARTER IN AN HOUR series.

Everyone is busy.

But anyone can find an hour to learn how to run a better meeting, lead effective teams, manage conflict or improve their business writing. Whether you need to brush up on your business acumen skills—or acquire them for the first time—commit just 60 minutes to reading a SMARTER IN AN HOUR book, and you are guaranteed to optimize your productivity and start getting the results you want. Each volume is complete with practical but powerful strategies and tools you can put to work right away.

SMARTER IN AN HOUR is not just a book series. It is a movement to help people become leaders with greater impact and less stress.

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About the Author:

Kimberly Devlin specialises in helping client organisations realise business objectives through strategic planning, organisation-wide training implementations, service standard creation, train-the-trainer certifications, and other initiatives. As a writer, instructional designer, facilitator, speaker, and consultant with more than 20 years' industry experience, she has provided technical assistance nationally and internationally, has presented at international and industry-specific conferences, and has been featured in ATD's TD Magazine for her status as a CPLP pilot pioneer.

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