Meetings. (Heavy sigh). Why do they all have to be so… soul-suckingly horrid? Well, my friend, they in fact... do not. In this crunchy-delicious guideline, we will review an organized series of tools and tactics to take your meetings and give them meaning. Use this kit to help prep, facilitate, organize, and overhaul meetings for any number of from 1-on-1 conversations to packed auditoriums. Conversations need structure. They benefit from a process. This booklet will help you establish simple processes derived from our experiences and failures through thousands of encounters and engagements. The first step is admitting : Your meetings suck. Now, let’s get to learning. Prepare for effective meetings with side effects free time, a happy boss, better decision-making, laughter at work.