Behind the scenes Quote by Lauren Wesley Wilson

Any time people come together in a meeting, we're not necessarily getting the best ideas; we're just getting the ideas of the best talkers.

— Susan Cain

“A meeting is that measure whereby a large number of people gather and some say things that they don't think and others think things…

— Vladimir Voinovich

I find that no matter how long a meeting goes on, the best ideas always come during the final five minutes, when people drop…

— Michael Eisner

Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in…

— Mark McCormack

“A meeting consists of a group of people who have little to say - until after the meeting.”

— P.K. Shaw

“We all have chance meetings with people, even with complete strangers, who interest us at first glance, suddenly, before a word is spoken.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

When it's a sharing and improvisational meeting, where you're riffing off other people's ideas, that actually can be productive.

— Steven Johnson

Massive shift from presentation to participation...people want to be part of to be part of the conversation

— Roy Sekoff

A meeting is an occasion when people gather together, some to say what they do not think, and others not to say what they…

— Vladimir Voinovich

In a good meeting there is a momentum that comes from the spontaneous exchange of fresh ideas and produces extraordinary results. That momentum depends…

— Harold Geneen

“Meetings are at the heart of an effective organization, and each meeting is an opportunity to clarify issues, set new directions, sharpen focus, create…

— Paul Axtell

“A well organized, well-facilitated meeting leaves room for paying attention to everybody’s needs, including the very human desire to contribute, to be heard, and…

— Alex Harms