Meetings suck. It’s a universally accepted truth.
I’m here to tell you that they don’t have to. I’m writing with the fervor of a missionary to stop terrible meetings. After discovering Silent Meetings I am converted.
This article is meant to be put to use. It’s part workbook and part guide. It’s the 6800+ word expansion of my tweet on this topic but with tons more detail. It’s made to be re-read as you practice Silent Meetings yourself.
(Only have 1 minute: read this shorter version first)
Here’s the outline: after a broad introduction we’ll jump into the problems that loud meetings pose today. We’ll then dive into the Silent Meeting basics: the agenda, Facilitator, creating a Table Read, commenting and discussing. We’ll follow with when and when not to use Silent Meetings. We’ll also deep dive on how to make a good Table Read and we’ll close out with the common pitfalls of Silent Meetings. According to Medium this is about a 20 minute read so let’s get to it.