Meet Smarter,
Not Longer

Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 1: Meet Smarter, Not Longer designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Welcome to Season 2, MeetingMakers! This season is for the managers out there who want their teams to meet more efficiently, not longer. In this episode, we give you an overview of the season and the skills you’ll learn to improve your work life.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 2: Can We Just Have a Meeting? designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Sometimes it’s easiest to send a quick text or email, but that puts us at risk of being misunderstood and misinterpreted. In this episode, we’ll discuss factors to consider when choosing how to communicate with a co-worker or team and provide a short quiz you can use to find a good option each time.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 3: Establish Meeting Rhythms designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Established meeting rhythms are the best-kept secret to high-performing teams… until now. Meeting rhythms help teams work more effectively. In this episode, we review a process you can use to establish new meeting rhythms or revise existing rhythms with your team.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 4: Effective Weekly Meetings With Your Team designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Weekly meetings are meant to kick off the week with momentum. If you’re going in without a plan or fighting to keep your team on task, it’s time to make a change. In this episode, we’ll walk you through what might not be working and give you an agenda template you can use right away.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 5: When a Standup is Not a Standup designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Tired from standing around in your morning standup? If your daily tag-ups are running long, it’s time to get essential. In this episode, we’ll give you ways to start your stand-up strong and prompts to keep the conversation quick and productive.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 6: One-on-One Meetings & Setting Boundaries at Work designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

When someone ducks their head in, do you wish you could hide under your desk? In this episode, we give you healthy options for responding to unexpected conversations and change, and tips to help you have a productive conversation and get back to work.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 7: Coaching 101 designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Coaching is a buzzword these days, but what exactly is coaching? And why is it important for managers to have basic coaching skills? This episode breaks down essential skills for coaching and why we all need them and ends with a live coaching demo to demonstrate those skills in action.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 8: Mediate Conflicts & Give Feedback in the Moment designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Conflict in meetings is normal, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. In this special guest episode, certified meditator Gina Weatherup offers her top tips for managing conflict at work. Plus, Lauren gives her suggestions for giving feedback in the moment, rather than waiting for a performance review.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 9: Make It a Meeting, Not a Lecture designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

Most presentations are boring and unmemorable, but there are techniques you can pull from meeting facilitation to make your presentations more engaging and effective. In this episode, we dive into tips for planning your presentation, telling a story, engaging your audience and utilizing visuals.

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Visual notes from This Meeting Sucks Season 2 Episode 10: Debrief Meetings designed by a member of the Dancing with Markers team.

You don’t need a three-day offsite in the woods to improve your team’s performance. It’s much easier (and more effective) to bake debrief meetings into your team meeting rhythms so you can learn and grow from setbacks and successes. This episode covers an easy process you can use to start building a learning team.

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