R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach

By Shirley Fine Lee

Subjects: meeting participation, meeting management, facilitation, leading meetings, team meeting

Description: Shirley Fine Lee's book, R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach, is a no-nonsense and much-needed guide to planning and conducting meetings so that they are as productive, effectual, and smoothly run as possible. The author has considerable training and expertise in leading effective meetings herself, as well as training others within the corporate world to be able to do the same. The R.A!R.A! -- pronounced "Rah! Rah!" -- approach to better meeting management refers to the practice of using pre-determined Roles, developing and following an Agenda, keeping Records of what transpires in the meeting, and assigning Actions to participants as tasks for them to accomplish after the meeting. The R.A!R.A! approach utilizes all of the key elements of successful meetings that have been discovered and refined over the years, by countless experts within the fields of organizational productivity and communication. The book has explanatory text and illustrations for fast skill-building, process flow charts, diagrams, tables, and many sample forms. R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach is organized in a workbook format, which is ideal for busy individuals who wish to learn these essential new skills, in the least amount of time. The writing is straightforward and clear, and the ideas are easy to understand, and well worth implementing in our professional lives, and even our personal lives -- to gain wizard-like mastery of our time spent communicating with groups of all sizes.