Learning meetings and conferences are about maximising the attendees' learning. Too many conferences are packed with PowerPoint presentations that achieve too little because they render attendees passive and bored. A learning conference engages attendees in active interpretation of what they hear and helps them share knowledge with each other.

Learning meetings must be facilitated carefully, so attendees feel they are being seen and heard. Create learning meetings and conferences by using the 17 techniques offered in this book, such as:

• Minimeetings
• Questions cards
• The audience guides the speaker
• a lunch that fosters contacts
• ...

Leading a meeting? giving a presentation? Heading a workshop? Icebreakers are great for lightening up the atmosphere at the beginning of a meeting or event, and encouraging everyone to participate fully. This collection of 50 icebreakers is organized around common business situations and is designed to help leaders start every session, meeting, presentation, or workshop with a burst of energy and fun. Includes icebreakers for sales meetings, team building, complete strangers, introducing a topic, staff meetings, groups over 20, outdoor settings, and more.

Edie West (Fairfax Station, VA) is a trainer and speaker. She also creates and markets products for speakers, teachers, facilitators, and trainers that engage the audience in listening and learning.

The Big Book of Meeting Games offers meeting leaders 75 short, challenging, and fun activities to accomplish specific meeting objectives. From force-field analysis to fishbone diagrams, it transforms oftenintimidating facilitation and decision-making tools into quick, engaging activities that can be used successfully in virtually any business context. Meeting participants will become more involved, more creative, and more productive through games and exercises that allow them to:

Don't let the audience snooze through any of your presentations! How do you keep an audience from becoming bored or restless during a presentation? Find out with "The Big Book of Presentation Games.

Each game in "The Big Book of Presentation Games is fast, fun, creative, and easy-to-read, and easy-to-lead, and costs little or nothing. Categories also include: great session-openers; icebreakers; climate-setting games; practical jokes and tricks; audience brainteasers; motivation activities; memorable closing activities; and much more!

Did you know that games can be a terrifically effective way to build team spirit, communication and trust among people who work together day in and day out? Team-building games and activities are so stimulating and enjoyable that everyone in the department actually looks forward to them! In this book you can choose from 70 varied and imaginative games and activities that have been specifically designed for the manager who’s looking to:

• Raise sagging morale in a department
• Liven up boring staff meetings
• Improve communication
• Promote a culture of harmony and cooperation
• Have fun with your work team

1. Design conferences to engage people more effectively.
2. Prompt participants to become more effective in the way they “participate”.