Mark Your Calendar
for an event near you!
*SEPTEMBER*
9-17-07 7:30-9:00 pm Chester Library 250 West Main Street
Chester, NJ 07930
9-24-07 7:30-9:00 pm Flemington Borders Books & Music 325 US Highway 202
Flemington, NJ 08822
9-26-07 7:30-9:00 pm Cranford Library 224 Walnut Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016 *OCTOBER*
10-1-07 7:00-9:00 pm East Rutherford Library 143 Boiling Springs Avenue
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
10-15-07 Westfield Recreation Department 7:30-9:00pm 425 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090 10-22-07 Morris Plains Barnes and Noble 7:30 1940 Route 10 West
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
*NOVEMBER*
11-1-07 7:00-9:00 pm Franklin Lakes Library 470 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
11-2-07 NJAWBO Luncheon Keynote Flemington Hampton Inn 14 Royal Road
Flemington, NJ 08822 See registration info here
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Meeting Management
10 ways to have a more productive meeting
So many questions have come in about running effective meetings. Whether your meeting is at work or for an organization or association you are a part of I hope these tips help. This week try to implement one of these tips when facilitating or attending a meeting. When you are facilitating a meeting here are some points to consider: 1. If the meeting will be brief conduct it standing up. It will be less formal and go faster. 2. Only invite the necessary people attend, the less people the faster the meeting goes. 3. Prior to the meeting pass out written agendas with a time frame for each topic to be discussed. Place the start time and end time on the agenda. And note in bold if someone is responsible for bringing something to the meeting. 4. Designate someone as the timekeeper; this person will also be responsible for keeping the meeting on track. Rotate this duty from meeting to meeting. 5. Make someone responsible for taking notes and distributing them within 48 hours of the meeting. Make sure action items are noted in bold. 6. Have everyone stand and stretch every 30 minutes. Attention spans are about that long. 7. At the start of the meeting request that everyone to turn off their cell phones and turn pagers to vibrate. 8. Add a question and answer period at the end of the meeting. Let people know it is coming so they will save all their questions until then. Most likely their questions will be answered sometime during the remainder of the meeting. 9. Should someone have a very specific question ask to speak with them one on one after the meeting. 10. At the end of the meeting recap what was discussed and who is responsible for what. That's it for this week's challenge. Look for a new tip next Monday, until then have a clutter-free week, Jamie
Featured Service of Product of the Month
This month I want to highlight a space maximizing product: under shelf baskets. These vinyl-coated Under shelf Baskets are great for storing napkins, dish towels, and table linens. Simply slide one onto an existing shelf. Prices run $4.50-$5.99. Don't miss any of the great tips, click here for the archives
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