Last updated: 7/2009

uccess Kit,¡¯ I immediately saw its potential
with our faculty meetings...
¡°Tip #4 (¡®Start the meeting on time and discuss the preliminaries¡¯) has become my personal meeting mantra and my signature ¡®procedure¡¯ with colleagues. I used it the first time exactly as it appears in the Guide ¡ª and it worked.
At the second meeting, a colleague commented: ¡®Yep. Thank God Jim's running this show so we can get out of here on time!¡¯
¡°When I read over Tip #5 (¡®Conduct the meeting using good facilitation techniques¡¯), most of the points sounded like common sense. Then I realized that few of those excellent ideas were being applied at our campus meetings.
I decided to put in place almost all the checklist ideas, including the ¡®parking lot.¡¯ I was surprised when part of the list of tangents ¡®parked¡¯ on the chalkboard morphed into the focus for our follow-up meeting. I was so impressed by this concept's benefits that many of my class periods now include a note taker who helps me with ¡®parking lot¡¯ ideas we can return to at a later class meeting.
¡°Regarding the 5-point checklist in Tip #7 (¡®Follow up afterward with summaries and action items¡¯), your idea for the summary paid dividends in my meetings with the faculty. One of my colleagues had printed a hard copy of my e-mail summary and, without my urging, took it upon herself to perform the role of reminder. I love it. Everyone should perform routine follow-up, using an e-mail summary.
¡°I would also encourage anyone in the workplace to spend some time contemplating the multiple deep core lessons that emerge from a close reading of Appendix C (¡®Is a Lack of Peer Cooperation Getting You Down? Try Triangulation¡¯).
¡°Thanks again for such a valuable resource.¡±
¡ª Jim Howland,
Instructor, English Department, Californa Polytechnic (Cal Poly) State University
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From the desk of: Adele Sommers

Dear Colleague,

It's Friday afternoon, and you've been stuck in yet another meeting. Once again, it's gotten bogged down with annoying digressions. You've left the meeting feeling drained and irritated. You're wondering to yourself, ¡°Does it really have to be this hard? Isn't there a simpler formula for making things work?¡±
Or, maybe you've heard these complaints about meetings ¡ª possibly even uttered some of them yourself about the ones you run or attend:
¡°They¡¯re a total waste of time.¡±
¡°Half the time, I don¡¯t even need to be there.¡±
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Author, The Accidental Millionaire
www.StephanieFrank.com

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Too Many Meetings Are a Wasteland
of Unproductive Time!
I¡¯ve worked professionally in many different fields and disciplines...but the one thing I have observed in nearly every environment is poorly run meetings. In earlier days, my colleagues and I used to hate going to meetings because they were so unplanned and chaotic!

You might be in a similar situation where meetings are called for no compelling reason. Or, you never hear about the meetings until just before they start. Afterward, you spend the rest of the day scrambling furiously to get back on track. Usually, no one bothers to send out an agenda or record meeting decisions for posterity.
And those are the ¡°good parts¡±...
the meetings themselves drive everyone nuts!
For example, some people yak incessantly on the sidelines, distracting everyone else. One or two folks may jump on a soapbox and dominate the discussion. The meeting topics bounce back and forth so many times that no one knows what¡¯s really being discussed.
And, if there¡¯s a big decision to make, you could end up witnessing a long, heated argument, or the highest-ranking person might just issue a decree. But most of the time, nothing at all gets decided...and it¡¯s simply a waste of time.
¡°Adele, thanks immensely for sharing
the Meeting Success Kit with me!
¡°Like the subject itself, the materials are highly focused and compelling! They also achieve that rarity: They can be read on several levels ¡ª serve as a primer for relative novices¡­ with plenty there for more advanced professionals, too. At whatever level, lots of ways to take your information and run with it. And even for the most passive reader, there¡¯s plenty that will stick.¡±
¡°The book brims with clarity, focus and immediate application. I thoroughly enjoyed the mix of facilitative and guerilla techniques. It¡¯s almost a Meetings-in-a-Box, with tips, tools and insights that can be used right now or as needed ¡ª along with ready-to-go templates and samples.
¡°And I appreciated the ample added value throughout: How to positively influence a meeting from the sidelines; key phrases guaranteed to keep meetings on track, on topic and on time; and some truly breakthrough brainstorming techniques. Best of all, it empowers everyone ¡ª whether you¡¯re running the meeting or ¡®just¡¯ attending. It¡¯s an engaging guide that, once read, makes you a more engaged meeting participant.
¡°For those jaded by meetings, it shows eye-opening opportunities; for those daunted by meetings, it suddenly all looks do-able ¨C whether by small incremental steps or leaps and bounds.¡±
¡ª Galen Ricard,
Principal, Ricard Communications

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As part of my 8-Week Teleseminar Series, ¡°Straight Talk on Boosting Business Performance,¡± I've also recorded all of my step-by-step, ¡°insider secrets¡± for running effective meetings. I'm including this recording as part of the package.
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¡°Over the years, I have created, produced and moderated a countless number of radio shows and teleseminars...
¡°In all of that time, I have not seen content presented so thoroughly as that presented by Dr. Adele Sommers. . . . The delivery and knowledge Adele possesses is top notch and top shelf. Her 8-week teleseminar series, 'Straight Talk on Boosting Business Performance,' was very informative, very enlightening, and very educational.
¡°Adele's presentation style is straightforward and delivered in a manner that allows listeners to 'get it.' If you are really serious about boosting the bottom line of a business you work in or own, you have to do yourself a favor and listen to Adele. When she speaks, people who are serious about business listen.¡±

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Moderator, WealthTraining.com

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PART 1: ¡°Guide to Running Highly Focused, Compelling Meetings¡± ($29 value)
You'll have instant access to this detailed PDF meeting handbook that covers every facet of setting up and running stellar meetings.
Want to stop dysfunctional meetings dead in their tracks? With these ¡°how-to tools,¡± you can make your meetings hum and your participants sing on key. No more sharps or flats to worry about when you have this guidebook by your side!
Concise enough to use in a group setting, yet complete enough to give you the A-to-Z tips you need, this guide delivers 7 powerful step-by-step checklists that are guaranteed to erase meeting headaches forever. It even contains a digital meeting cost calculator that automatically estimates how much you may be investing ¡ª or wasting ¡ª on meetings!
From start to finish, you'll learn how to plan, schedule, start, conduct, end, and summarize meetings effectively. At last, you can ensure that the right people participate in making meaningful decisions that are recorded for posterity and produce results.
This newly expanded second edition now contains:
¡°Breakthrough Brainstorming Techniques¡± and
Two advanced ¡°guerrilla technique¡± case studies

PART 2: MP3 Audio Recording ¨C 62 Minutes Total ($29 value)
You'll have instant access to the 47-minute interview that explains, in detail, all of the important steps for setting up and running stellar meetings. The interview was part of the 8-week series hosted by Greg Williams of WealthTraining.com.
Following the interview is a 15-minute bonus session on "Breakthrough Brainstorming Techniques."

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PART 3: Transcript and Note-Taking Guide ($29 value)
Last but not least, you'll have instant access to the PDF Transcript and Note-Taking Guide, which reinforces all of the key points in the MP3 Audio Recording.
The transcript and audio together explain my A-to-Z system for planning and running great meetings. They also include several ¡°guerrilla techniques¡± for successfully influencing meetings from the sidelines!
These points expand on the information contained in the report, ¡°Guide to Running Highly Focused, Compelling Meetings.¡±

¡°Adele, if business professionals want to get control
of their office and meetings...
¡°They should immediately get your Meeting Success Kit. . . . As soon as your principles are put into action, they will get results. The material motivated us to put some of your suggestions to work in our company right away.
¡°Thank you for sharing your Straight Talk expertise with the business world.¡±

¡ª Dick Stucki,
President, Bonneville Publishing Co.

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Meeting success secrets, including:
How to use a Meeting Cost Calculator to estimate your investment
Why you should weigh the need for a meeting before scheduling it
How to get ¡°buy-in¡± for your meeting idea before you start
7 techniques for carefully planning any meeting you schedule
Guidelines for creating a purposeful meeting notice and agenda
4 reasons why you need an agenda, and when you might not
6 tips for starting a meeting and setting the tone for success
13 guidelines for using effective meeting facilitation techniques
How to use ¡°good housekeeping rules¡± to keep meetings on track
¡°Guerrilla techniques¡± for realigning meetings from the sidelines
6 tips for ending meetings gracefully and handling open issues
A Meeting Management Checklist to make any meeting successful
Tips on how to use the Checklist in the role of meeting attendee
How to follow up after meetings with summaries and action items
In-depth coverage of ¡°Breakthrough Brainstorming Techniques¡±
Detailed case studies explaining advanced techniques for difficult situations

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As you sit there, pondering your past experiences sitting in meetings ¡ª some of which I'm sure you'd rather forget ¡ª I can't predict what will gratify you the most about finally having the tools and ammunition to positively influence the results of your next staff, team, or client meetings. But I do believe that you'll feel a sense of relief and excitement when you take action to download your Meeting Success Kit today.
And although this Meeting Success Kit is valued at a total of $87, I'm offering the digital versions at an introductory price of only $47.00 ¡ª a fraction of the value of what you will take away from them. These are easy-to-apply strategies that you can use today. If you learn just one useful idea, it will be worth many, many times the cost of the package.

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I understand that for only $47.00, I'll receive an $87 total value that includes 80 pages of content and 62 minutes of audio in the:
Downloadable PDF Guide to Running Highly Focused, Compelling Meetings
Downloadable MP3 recording of ¡°Meeting Management Techniques,¡± which includes the bonus ¡°Breakthrough Brainstorming Techniques¡±
Downloadable PDF Transcript and Note-Taking Guide for the recorded audio

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Business performance guide and award-winning author
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