Administration, Personal development
Speed Read: Meetings
How much of your time is taken up with meetings? Poorly conducted meetings are costly in terms of time, results and, invariably, the goodwill or those attending.
This book will give you the tools to both run better meetings and work more effectively. The guidelines it offers are practical and includes top tips to help you develop strategies to del with difficult issues and people. It will help you be the very best you can be before, during and after meetings.
Who should buy this book?
This book is aimed at anyone who has to chair, attends, arranges or minutes mettings and wants to improve their skills. It is also a must-read for anyone who’s been exasperated by meetings and are shouting out for them to be more effective.
What does it cover?
Get the essentials in one quick and comprehensive guide.
- Purpose of meetings
- Planning and preparation
- Key roles and responsibilities
- Common challenges
- Influencing and persuading
Look inside
Have a look inside at the previous edition Speed Read: Meetings.
About the authors
Helen Rice
Helen is Chief Executive of Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove. Previously, between 2008-2019 she was CEO of Advising London and before that was Director of Learning and Development at Directory of Social Change.
She has also been Director of Development with Community Matters, chair of the Women’s Resource Centre and also of Community Action Southwark.
Helen is co-author of Meetings in Directory of Social Change’s Speed Read series.
Maria Pemberton
Maria has spent most of her working life with charities, large and small.
She was Director of Operations at Directory of Social Change for over ten years until 2014. Before that she worked for the Industrial Society for many years. She has also worked for RNIB, and Youth at Risk. She has experience off many different roles including operations management, fundraising, project management, business development and training. She is currently Chair of Trustees for CleanUp and a member of the Steering Committee of the Richmond Bridge Fellowship Project.
Maria is author of Presentations and co-author of Meetings in Directory of Social Change’s Speed Read series.
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They are:
- Accessible – practical guidance on a wide range of subjects
- Condensed – experience and expertise in just 32 pages
- Clearly signposted – Top Tips, Case Studies and Where Next ideas
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