how to run a meeting by 'uncle mark'

taken from "uncle mark's 2007 buying guide and almanac"

"Summary: Start with time, agenda, and intros, and end on time.

Description: I’m often surprised at the inefficiency of meetings, since it’s so easy to run a good meeting with the tiniest investment of discipline. Here’s how:

1. Start the meeting on time.

2. Start with TAI: time, agenda, and intros. At the start, establish how long the meeting will last (time); list the items to be discussed (agenda); and, if appropriate, have everyone go around the room and state their name and role (intros).

3. During the meeting, if the group strays from the agenda, write down the topic for a later discussion and return the group to the agenda. (If necessary, appoint a facilitator to watch time and agenda.)

4. End on time. Write down any unfinished business (on or off the agenda) for later discussion.

In my experience, Step 2 is the most commonly omitted. Make sure to start with TAI!"

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The Moving Van Ramp Gone Wrong

Trying to hit a moving ramp may not be such a good idea after all. Simple common sense could have predicted the outcome of this one. so this seems just plain dumb. it looks like he could have broken his tailbone. ouch!

sarah try this too

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see not as many options

you may be in a compatible browser but it will look like the lower picture if you're in "html" mode. you'll need to look up at the upper right and notice the "compose" and "edit html" tabs. click on 'compose' and things will look a lot better.

to make a link: 1) highlight the text you want to become a link. 2) click on the little button after the "T" with colors; it's a chain link with a world. 3) type in the url of the site you want to link to. (you may have to have open that url in a different tab or window and copy it from the address bar if it is something really long and then paste it into the window.

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