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CAM 020: How Following Up FAST Creates Awesome Meetings

09/20/16 • 14 min

Create Awesome Meetings Podcast: Business Communication Skills | Effective Meetings | Organizational Learning | Management

Do you and your colleagues follow up after each meeting? If the answer is yes, congratulations. But if the answer is ‘sort of’, ‘not really’ or ‘no’, then you may be leaving money on the floor. Consistent meeting follow-up is rare, but if you learn how to follow up effectively you can literally improve the bottom line for any organization you work or volunteer for. So, to help you improve your odds when it comes to following up consistently after your meetings, today’s episode of the Create Awesome Meetings Podcast is dedicated to giving you all of the tips and inspiration you'll need, including how to: Use the word FAST itself as a handy acronym to help you be more consistent when it comes to following up Figure out why it’s worth following up by making a list of your ‘top five reasons to follow up’ Ask your staff about how they want to give and receive feedback Astonish each other by following up quickly and efficiently Make a checklist so you can standardize your follow up process Assign someone other than the meeting leader to gather data during meetings, and make sure they track the key points in a fluid data system Figure out the right level of money and resources you should invest to effectively follow up after a meeting How To Use The Word F-A-S-T: F - Feedback Loop A - Astonish Each Other S - Standardize The Follow Up Process T - Track Progress Send an email with CAM 020 in the subject line to [email protected] to get the FREE download! Quote: “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Benjamin Franklin, A Founding Father of the United States

Previous Episode

CAM 019: How Effective Listening Creates Awesome Meetings

Do your colleagues actually listen to what you’re saying during a meeting? Or do they pay more attention to their phones? Would you and your team like to learn how to listen more effectively so you can have awesome meetings? If the answer is yes, then this episode of the Create Awesome Meetings Podcast is for you. In this episode you’ll learn how to: Get interested - because ‘the most interesting people are those who are the most interested’ Repeat what you’ve heard so that whoever was talking feels acknowledged Say the person's name when you respond, because we all love the sound of our own name Remember what you appreciate about who’s talking, and if there isn’t much then make something up Talk less Make eye contact Turn off your phone Allow people to finish what they are saying Pick the right time to say your answer instead of just blurting it out before someone finishes speaking Relax and be present Send an email with CAM 019 in the subject line to [email protected] to get the FREE download! Quote: “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” Greek Philosopher Epictetus

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CAM 021: Why Great Meetings Start With You

When you’re in a meeting, how do you act? Do you check your phone, cross your arms and fall asleep? Or do you come prepared, keep your energy up and inspire everyone else in the room? Do you want to learn how to become the best that you can be during a meeting? Well, then today’s episode of the Create Awesome Meetings Podcast is perfect for you, because it is all about helping you learn how to take responsibility for yourself. In this episode you’ll discover how to: Ask yourself the right kinds of questions that will enable you to choose how you act during a meeting Find a variety of tools to become more self-aware Seek out a mentor who will help you grow personally and professionally Demonstrate that by taking control of yourself during meetings, you actually make your organization stronger and more Quotes: “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~Viktor Frankl~ Neurologist and Psychiatrist “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” ~Isaac Newton~ Physicist and Mathematician Link: Million Women Mentors And if you'd like even more great meeting productivity improvement tips and inspriation then check out the Meeting Leadership Podcast! Send an email with CAM 021 in the subject line to [email protected] to get the FREE download!