What happens in long, boring meetings.

How NOT to Run a Meeting from Benjamin Reichman on Vimeo.

Watch the video above and answer the questions below. Have you been in meetings like this? Did you do any of the things suggested by Holly?

How to cope with long, boring meetings

1. Thank about the meeting tips you watched in Session 3 – How to run a successful meeting (look at it again if you wish) and write down 3 things which should happen in good meetings and are not happening here.
2. Write down 3 jargon phrases used by the boss in his presentation.
3. Can his message be understood? Why/why not?
4. Listen to the boss’s announcement on consulting – why is this nonsense?
5. What is Holly’s first trick for dealing with such meetings?
6. Write down one example of this.
7. What is her second trick?
8. How does the first male colleague demonstrate this?
9. What is the third trick you can use to stay awake in meetings?
10. What is the example used for this?
11. How can Cha’s answer to her boss’s question be very useful?
12. Name trick number four.
13. How does this trick work?
14. What is the fifth trick?
15. Write down three more jargon phrases used by the boss at the end of the meeting.
16. Why is Holly worried about her boss’s request?