Wasting Time In Meetings? Here's Exactly How You Can Change That

What do you find most frustrating about meetings? Too many of them? They go off topic? It's difficult to reach decisions? Some people talk too much? Others never say a word?

Did you know that in 2024, research by Asana found that workers in Japan lose an average of 8.3 hours a week to unproductive meetings? That's more than a full working day, every single week.

In this episode, Helen Iwata—bilingual Brit, leadership and communication coach, and author of 英語の仕事術—delivers a mini masterclass of facilitation techniques to help you solve whatever problems you face in your meetings.

In this episode, you'll discover:

➜ What most people get wrong when they make an agenda—and why it wastes time

➜ The 6 roles you need for effective meetings, no matter how many are in the room

➜ How to make it safe (and encouraged) to have a different opinion in Japan

➜ The single mistake that makes it hard to reach a group decision (and how to avoid it)

This is Episode 223 and the third in a special 5-part series celebrating the 10th anniversary of Helen's book 英語の仕事術, published with Shogakukan.

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