Chairing meetings

[kapsee]

People who chair meetings well:

--Listen a lot and say very little
--Speak after everyone else has spoken.
--First words on any issue are ”What do you think ….”
--See themselves as a facilitator of the discussion
--Gives their opinion last.

And,

People who have a bit to learn:

--Constantly give their opinion
--Always speak first
--First words on any --issue are ”I think we should ….”
--See them selves as the “boss”, the one “in charge”
--Gives their opinion first

[llfwjr]

I used to work for a magazine where we had headline brainstorming meetings. The editor always said, "There are no bad ideas in this meeting." When someone had an idea that was obviously bad, he'd repeat "There are no bad ideas in this meeting." We simply wrote down every idea. Once in awhile, those "bad" ideas turned out to spark ideas for really "good" headlines.

[kapsee]

I would like to meet this Editor of yours and take him out for lunch.. :D