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First Aid for Meetings: Quick Fixes and Major Repairs for Running Effective Meetings [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Charlie Hawkins (Author) "Let's have a meeting..." (more)
Key Phrases: balanced response, meeting summary, process observer, The Symptoms (more...)

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"First Aid for Meetings" is a complete reference to running meetings on purpose, on time and for results. Filled with common sense and uncommon wisdom, Charlie Hawkins provide strategies, tips and tools that will improve the planning and effectiveness of every meeting.

Product Details

Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: Bookpartners; illustrated edition edition (March 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1885221614
ISBN-13: 978-1885221612
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #795,113 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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First Sentence:
"Let's have a meeting." Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
balanced response, meeting summary, process observer, evaluating ideas

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Symptoms

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This book cites 4 books:

Managing a Public Relations Firm for Growth And Profit by Alvin Croft in Front Matter
The New Manufacturing (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) by Harvard Business Review in Back Matter
First Aid by AAOS in Back Matter
The First Church by Stanley Edwin Anderson in Back Matter

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Tools and Tips for Today's Project Manager by Ralph L. Kliem in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pragmatic Approaches, December 4, 2002

By	Jeffrey Gill (Chittenango, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This book has very practical advice for facilitating 1:1 and 1:many meetings. This book has helped me polish my communication skills and become a more effective business person. I recommend this book to anyone, novice and seasoned career folks alike, who want to take their interactions to the level.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, January 18, 2000

By	Nancy Reece (Ohio) - See all my reviews

I found this book to have practical advice around many of the stumbling blocks people have in conducting effective meetings. Well organized, humourous, and very practical suggestions have made a difference to several YMCA's in the US.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Tips, October 25, 2008

By	Christine C. Robinson (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

All kinds of great tips in this book for the many kinds of meetings we all go to.

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