by Emily Axelrod, Dick Axelrod | Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Release Date: July 2016 | ISBN: 9781491963142

Another dreaded meeting. Another time waster leaving many unsure over what the meeting is about or why they were asked to attend. Do meetings have to be this way? No so, say meeting researchers Emily and Dick Axelrod. They've whittled down their 60+ years of combined experience in helping institutions large and small plan and execute meetings into a precise effective system called The Meeting Canoe©. In this video, you'll learn all about their system and how to create meetings that will cause your meeting goers – even that hard to please IT crowd - to genuinely say their time was well-spent. Discover a totally new system for creating useful, engaging, and meaningful-to-all meetings See how this new system works for project meetings, virtual meetings, and town hall meetings Discover the video game principles that keep meeting goers from looking at their smart phones Master the ways to rescue meetings from the dominators who talk too much or go off on tangents Pick up effective techniques for dealing with late-comers, early-leavers, and conflict-makers Understand how to accurately predict if your meeting will be a success or a failure Learn to stimulate the brains of meeting goers using methods derived from neuroscienceEmily and Dick Axelrod are co-founders of the Axelrod Group, Inc, a performance improvement consultancy known for transforming business interactions into collaborative human experiences. Recognized for the work they've done by the New York Times, Inc., and Forbes, they've bettered meeting practices for companies across North America and Europe for more than three decades. Their books include Let's Stop Meeting Like This: Tools to Save Time and Get More Done and Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations.

1. Introduction
   • Welcome to the Course 00:03:03
2. Step 1
   • Step 1: Mastering Meeting Fundamentals 00:02:38
   • Where to Meet? 00:04:39
   • About What? 00:05:13
   • With Whom? 00:03:08
3. Step 2
   • Step 2: The Meeting Canoe 00:06:59
   • Treat Your Meeting as a Conversation 00:05:53
4. Step 3
   • Step 3: Use Video Game Design to Create Better Meetings 00:03:08
5. Step 4
   • Step 4: Lead Engaging Meetings 00:05:57
   • Leaders Use Your Power Well 00:04:25
   • Construct a Productive Project Meeting 00:02:42
   • Construct a Productive Virtual Meeting 00:04:30
   • Construct a Town Hall Meeting 00:03:23
   • Meeting Behaviors That Make Any Meeting Better 00:03:17
6. Step 5
   • Step 5: First Aid for Bloody Meetings 00:02:38
   • Rescue the Discussion 00:01:31
   • Redirect When the Meeting Derails 00:01:52
   • Recap the Decisions and Everyone's To Do's 00:01:36
   • If They Arrive Late, Leave Early: Lasso Them In 00:01:28
   • Prevent the Discussion from Hardening into Conflict 00:01:45
7. Step 6
   • Step 6: Always Evaluate Meetings for Continuous Improvement 00:01:54
8. Step 7
   • Step 7: Apply What Neuroscience Wonks Know 00:04:12
9. Conclusion
   • Conclusion and Things to Try in Your Very Next Meeting 00:02:25