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If you worked anywhere where there was machinery, or equipment or appliances and one of them did not work properly, what would you do? You’d […]
What’s your pitching pigeonhole? What’s your pigeonhole? Everyone has one or should have one. We can’t help but put people in a ‘pigeonhole’ as […]
The V – O – M – I – T METHOD works when you’re short of time to prepare your presentation Is it lumpy and […]
What should you wear to impress when speaking? I did a keynote this week where the audience was mainly retired people. The difference between the […]
What happens when a motion to lie on the table is moved on an amendment This is a tricky issue and thankfully does not occur […]
How do i type the minutes in the most efficient way Use a laptop at the meeting to take the minutes as the meeting is […]
How long after a meeting should minutes be sent out This is one of the most common questions I receive. The answer is simple and […]
Point-of-order-what-why-when-and-how A point of order is a tool, which is used to draw attention to a breach in rules, an irregularity in procedure, the irrelevance […]
En bloc – what does it mean? En bloc simply means “as a whole”. It’s a really useful tool for many types of meetings. Here’s […]
Are your bylaws or standing orders contradictory? Sometimes the standing orders or bylaws may unintentionally contradict each other within an organisation. Example A […]
Techie tips when presenting at a virtual conference Have you ever attended a virtual conference where you weren’t sure what the speaker looked […]
Warning signs you’ve got a thief on your committee or board First up – context and credibility – why listen to what I’ve got to […]
Characteristics of people who chair a meeting well Decisive leaders are respected and admired. If a meeting goes round and round without a decision it […]
How to be ready to say yes to speaking opportunities In life the ability to communicate clearly is essential. And the ability to speak […]
How an impartial external chair manages difficult situations in challenging meetings  Ever been in a situation where a very insistent person does not agree with […]
Whose job is it to organise all your meetings? I can write about how to have better meetings until the cows come home. But […]
Are you brave enough to challenge the meeting status quo?  I was speaking with an exasperated client this week about her biggest frustrations. Meetings […]
How informal meetings can benefit from some formal procedures If you’re frustrated because your meetings are too long, too many, and decisions aren’t being […]
Are you brave enough to challenge the meeting status quo?  It takes courage to decline a meeting request I was speaking with an exasperated […]
How informal meetings can benefit from some more formal processes If you’re frustrated because your meetings are too long, too many, and decisions aren’t being […]
Consensus decision making has a sting in the tail Caution – Consensus decision making isn’t necessarily the way to go. Recently I worked with a […]
The Quest went to City of Vincent City of Vincent. This was their first full meeting since the election with 3 new councillors who were […]
The Quest continues The Quest continues. Now that the local government elections have been held and the new councillors are in place, I am picking […]
Misinformation and Disinformation Why the difference between misinformation and disinformation in meetings matters The meaning of misinformation is often merged with that of disinformation, but they are […]
Should you use Robert’s Rules of Order in Australia? Should you use Robert’s Rules of Order? If you are in the USA – yes. If […]
Do your meetings suffer from Sunflower bias? Sunflower bias and how it works against good decision making. If you ever see a field of sunflowers, […]
My local government quest attracted media attention As a result of the intrigue my quest has created, the ABC invited me to attend their local […]
An interesting perspective on time I’m going to share 2 stories. Both about time. Story 1. I was speaking at a business association and the […]
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Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes