The Silent Meeting Manifesto v1: Making meeting suck a little less

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 <a href="https://twitter.com/gasca/status/1098029041066553344" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">my tweet on this topic</a> but with tons more detail. It’s made to be re-read as you practice Silent Meetings yourself. (Only have 1 minute: <a href="https://link.medium.com/avPYaGqqE3" rel="noopener">read this shorter version first</a>) Here’s the outline: after a <a href="https://medium.com/p/189e9e3487eb#335f" rel="noopener">broad introduction</a> we’ll jump into <a href="https://medium.com/p/189e9e3487eb#197c" rel="noopener">the problems that loud meetings pose today</a>. We’ll then dive into <a href="https://medium.com/p/189e9e3487eb#babd" rel="noopener">the Silent Meeting basics</a>: the agenda, Facilitator, creating a Table Read, commenting and discussing. We’ll follow with <a href="https://medium.com/p/189e9e3487eb#a29e" rel="noopener">when and when not to use Silent Meetings</a>. We’ll also deep dive on <a href="https://medium.com/p/189e9e3487eb#ae16" rel="noopener">how to make a good Table Read</a> and we’ll close out with the <a href="https://medium.com/p/189e9e3487eb#846c" rel="noopener">common pitfalls of Silent Meetings</a>. According to Medium this is about a 20 minute read so let’s get to it. <a href="https://medium.com/swlh/the-silent-meeting-manifesto-v1-189e9e3487eb">Read More</a>