[翻译]《175个事半功倍的方法》(十)

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73

Consolidate meetings with other meetings.

和其它会议进行合并。

 

74

Make it a personal objective to attend face-to-face meetings less often…why not start today!

把参加面对面会谈变成一个个人目标－为什么不从今天开始！

 

75

Every meeting should have a published agenda answering the most obvious questions: Why am I investing time in this meeting? How long will it last? Who’s attending? What are the expectations?

每一个会议都应该有一个公开的议程可以回答大多数的问题：我为什么要参加这个会议？这个会议会持续多长时间？谁将参加？这个会议的期望是什么？

 

76

If the meeting doesn’t start on time, take the responsibility to say, “Hey, it’s 9 o’clock, let’s get going. It’s time to get started.”

如果会议没有按时开始，那么负责任的说“Hi，现在已经9点了，让我们开始吧！到时间了！”

 

77

Invite only the people who have something to contribute to the meeting’s objectives. There should be no “vacationers” or “slackers/hangers-on” at the table.

只邀请会对这个会议的主题有贡献的人来参加会议。会议桌旁不应该有“度假人员”或者“无所事事的人/附和别人的人”。

 

78

Consider dismissing participants after they complete their portion of the meeting — as long as it’s not important that they hear what is scheduled for the remainder of the meeting.

考虑让已经完成会议部分议程的人先离开－让他们留下了听会议的剩余计划议题已经不重要了。

 

79

If you are asked to participate in someone else’s meeting, communicate with the meeting leader that you would prefer to attend only the portion that relates to you. When you have completed your “dog and pony,” ask if anything further is needed. If not, excuse yourself.

如果你被邀请参加某人的会议，那么就和会议的组织人员沟通一下你只参加和你相关的那一部分。如果你完成了你的任务，问一下是否还需要你，如果不需要的话，就先告辞离开吧。

 

80

Set an offbeat meeting time. People will more likely remember a meeting with a published starting time of 9:38 than they would a 9:30 meeting. Most people allow extra time (we really start at 9:40) when the meeting time is rounded to the half-hour but will hold themselves accountable for a prompt meeting if it is supposed to begin at an offbeat time. Go figure!

设置一个比较奇怪的会议时间。相比那些在9:30开始的会议，人们通常更能记住要在9:38才开始的会议。很多人都会预留额外的时间（实际在9:40开始）如果会议时间被设置成正好半点时间，但是如果会议设置了一个比较奇怪的时间人们就会更多负责任的提前参加会议。总是如此！

 

81

Always have extra handouts available for your participants. Better to have too many than hold everything up for those last few copies.

为参加会议的人总是多准备几分材料。多准备几份材料总比为了最后要去准备这些材料而把所有其它事情停下来要好。

 

82

Start on time. If the meeting is to begin at 8:38, begin at 8:38. One of the largest expenses that never appear on the income statement is the cost of meetings. Figure it out — four $50k employees in a four-hour meeting costs $400 in employee time. Respect the investment your meeting requires.

准时开始。如果会议预定8:38开始，就在3:38开始。从来没有在财务损益表上面显示出来的最大一块费用就是会议成本。算一下－四个小时会议的员工成本就是400美金。考虑一下你的会议投资。

 

83

Most of the time, early morning meetings are best. People are fresher, the challenges of the day have not surfaced and the odds of everyone arriving on time improve.

很多时候，早晨开会是很好的。那个时候人们很精神饱满，还没有遭受当天的挑战，每个人准时到达的机率也很高。

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-9-18 8:21:28编辑过]