Today we look at how to run a Book Club. I’ve been part of many book clubs and love them. I love book clubs and hope that everyone is part of at least one.

Today I share some fun breakout room activities. They can be used for conferences, trainings, company retreats, team building and more.

I have always been told that I am very enthusiastic. When I am into them I am really enthusiastic about them. While reading A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, he gave a definition of enthusiasm which resonated with me. He defined it in the following way …

I’ve been sharing my bulletproof diet experiences and my sleep hacking experiences. Next it’s time to fix my teeth. Fixing my teeth is the next step in my journey to reduce inflammation in my body.

When two or more humans have a purposeful conversation it is called a meeting, it is a moment of potential magic. They have gathered together because they care about something. They each have ideas and experiences that can be tapped into.

I really hope you join me in #endboringmeetings! Start rating your meetings to see where your organization is now. If the meetings are wonderful, then you are good to go, but if you see a need to improve, then you can start innovating.

This post gives a simple way to rate your meetings. I used this at an organization once and saw dramatic results.

This post gives an example of how to use the breakout room. Breakout rooms can go wrong and leave your participants lost and confused. This post gives very specific things you can do to ensure breakout rooms work for your meeting.

In the old days, we used to have physical meetings in large auditoriums. After a large meeting, people would walk to smaller rooms called “breakout rooms.” This next series will give details on how to run breakouts effectively, options for where to use them, what can go wrong.

I’ve pulled together some of my favorite videos to share with you. If you haven’t ever considered sleep just watch these and feel yourself get educated!

This post goes into how to leverage a presentation during your meeting. You can use this for broadcasts, working sessions, and even weekly team meetings. Presentations have lots of benefits and can bring energy to your meeting.

Question and answer sessions are often tacked on to events without much thought, but they can be very useful. Today’s post looks at how to run them.

A round table is an important format to have in your toolbox. Commonly, when organizing a large broadcast you will have many experts in the audience who all have brilliant things to say. A round table can provide them with the space to share their important ideas. It’s not just for big meetings though, in working groups, having a round table with some of your participants can bring energy and ideas to the surface.

I’ve personally witnessed panel discussions go wrong. I’ve seen panelists hold the mic wondering who to give it to next. They look lost and scared. I will now share tips and tools to avoid these awkward scenarios!

Today I have both a video and a written version of this post. I give the three reasons meetings go bad. The third reason will shock you!

I have a hypothesis that the phenomena that we call “learning” can be accomplished in a few ways. I’ve identified 3 ways and I want to share my hypothesis here with you. I am glad to hear what you think.

Like a lot engineers and software folk, I have a sedentary life. Working at a desk in front of my computer for way more than 8 hours a day, The hard part is that as I’ve gotten older I can do the same amount of working out, eat the same things, but still gain weight! My body was getting worse and worse at staying at the same weight.

Its time for more self reflection questions! Today we are going to consider activities that you’ve experienced.

I’ve started mentioning Toastmasters in the last few posts, but today I want to do a MAJOR plug for this incredible life changing organization. I joined Toastmasters in 2005 when I was a very shy quiet software engineer. I was too shy to even speak up in design sessions with my team.