Make Virtual Meetings Matter: How to Turn Virtual Meetings from Status Updates to Remarkable Conversations

by Paul Axtell

Meetings should matter. Even and especially when those meetings are taking place online.

No one wants to be called in for a meeting that could've been an email. No one wants to sit in a meeting where everyone's distracted by whatever else is happening on their screen, everyone is lost in the weeds, or people continue talking over each other. If you're going to attend or lead a meeting, don't you want it to…well, matter?

An update to the original "Make Meetings Matter", this work is tailor made to help consumers get the most from every meeting — virtually! Meetings are a chance to initiate a conversation with your teammates. Not simply check a box on an agenda. You can foster new relationships with your coworkers, and learn from their new ideas and perspectives.

So why do so many people dread meetings? Because they're doing them all wrong.

Change the way people think about meetings. Transform their opinions by holding a meeting that is efficient and productive, that is open and communicative, that is useful and important.

Paul Axtell affirms the importance of meetings, and he redesigns them using the vital foundation of conversation. With real—life examples and actionable advice, he shows you how to design meetings for results, lead them to achieve agendas that move projects forward, and even allow time for building the relationships that make working together in a remarkable way possible. Based on his award winning efficiency training title "Make Meetings Matter" and updated for the virtual meeting experience, this book will revolutionize the meeting—moving it from that dreaded obligation to a powerful way to get things done in business and in life.

Genres: Business, Leadership

168 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 8, 2020

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 1 out of 5]

Identical to the original book except for a blog post at the beginning about virtual.

[Rae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy and quick read on something that we need to know about during this pandemic where a lot of us working remotely. The theory indicate in this book is pretty straightforward and easy to read. Something good to know and if to practice the company should present to all employee and not just individual knowledge.

Thank you Times Reads for sending me a copy in exchange for honest review.

[Rachel Grieshaber · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was supposed to be about virtual meetings but was more about making meetings count (which was actually great content). However, I wanted to read about how to make specifically VIRTUAl meetings better and this did not hit the mark. It was almost like it was written as “Make Meetings Matter” and then they added a couple examples in the book for zoom meetings.

[Stef · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read in terms of theory, but adding real world examples and being slightly more concrete would add value for me to the book. It’s a very short book so adding a few pages would not hurt

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy quick read that many of the tips seem obvious but I wish more of my coworkers read it since it might not be so obvious to them..

[Tiffany Dawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great tips for in person and virtual meetings, whether you're the speaker or listener