Meetings Bloody Meetings

Many meetings lead to boredom, frustration and confusion, yet the ability to chair meetings is a crucial test of a manager's ability. This worldwide best-selling program shows how to make meetings more effective and productive.
In a nightmarish court presided over by Judge Robert Hardy, Tim (John Cleese) faces criminal charges for his negligent chairing of meetings.

Guilty as Charged - Having witnessed his last few meetings, the court finds him guilty on five counts: failure to inform others; failure to plan the agenda; failure to control the discussion and failure to record the decisions.

The judge demonstrates how the techniques, disciplines and logic of running a meeting parallel those of conducting a court case, and shows what would happen if he ran his court the way Tim runs his meetings.

Tim wakes from his nightmare having learnt the five disciplines that will make his future meetings more effective and more motivating for those that attend.

* Plan the meeting in advance.
* Prepare and circulate a precise agenda.
* Allocate sufficient time to each item on the agenda.
* Structure and control the meeting.
* Summarise and record decisions.