April 7th, 2011 § 0
Kinected Conference from Lining (Lizzie) Yao on Vimeo.
I’m impressed with all of this technology, however the timer in the bubble next to the individual speaking really stands out. I’m sure it will do wonders for those who care not to be concise, thus making meetings/conference calls/webinars all the more efficient and enjoyable.
April 6th, 2011 § 0
We’re getting there…
January 3rd, 2010 § 0
I recently stumbled upon a Business Week article from 2006 when Carmine Gallo sat down with Google’s Marissa Mayer to gain some insight into how Google optimizes its meetings. Although some of these techniques wouldn’t apply to every organization and many (if not all) of them are part of most manuals on efficient meetings, the execution of a few of the techniques is rather unique and worthy of consideration (e.g., #5 and #3). I would be interested in learning how these “keys” have been enhanced over the past 4 years.
Marissa Mayer’s Six Keys to Running Meetings
1. Set a firm agenda.
2. Assign a note-taker.
3. Carve out micro-meetings.
4. Hold office hours.
5. Discourage politics, use data.
6. Stick to the clock.