Boring Meetings Suck: Get More Out of Your Meetings, or Get Out of More Meetings

There's a big dull elephant in the boardroom: this meeting! Most of the millions of meetings held in the world today are a monumental waste of time and talent. Worse still, most of the so-called solutions and books for boring meetings are twice as boring.

Boring Meetings Suck provides tips and tactics to deliver "Get-In, Get-It-Done, or Get-Out" style meetings, while also tackling what most prefer to avoid; that you don't have to BE in charge of a meeting to TAKE charge of a meeting. This entertaining and take-no-prisoners guide is full of easily deployed SRDs - Suckification Reduction Devices -that will help you make your next meeting both efficient and effective.

• Empowers attendees to politely speak up and get a meeting back on track, or graciously get out, without being fired
• Shows how hosts can capitalize on technology, learning to crowd-source problems and increase participation
• Defines surefire methods to get meetings to start and end on time and not have the speaker read the slides
• STOPS over-invitation syndrome
• The author has appeared before many major corporate clients, and was named a "Top Business Professional Under 40" by American City Business Journals

Your meetings do not have to bore, nor must they suck. Instead, get the winning techniques in Boring Meetings Suck, and make your meetings awesome in their engagement and productivity, or stop having them!

About the Author

Jon Petz brings to Boring Meetings Suck his humorous perspective as a former corporate “warrior” once subjected to an eternity of boring meetings. He sat in a cubicle for years, made cold calls, dealt with corporate America, and grew in success to lead a national sales team with 52 offices. Today, he mixes this experience with his comedian/magician talents as Chief Engagement Officer of his own company, Bore No More!

This professional keynote speaker, master of ceremonies, and corporate magician has delivered presentations and performances worldwide for such prestigious organizations as IBM, JP Morgan, AT&T, Time Warner, and the U.S. government. All had him return in varying roles for multiple engagements. His contagious energy engages people with rich content and entertains them with a “twist” so they retain his message long after the meeting's end.

Jon is passionate about helping organizations get more out of their meetings—the reason he wrote this book! A master communicator, he clearly understands how to relate well to corporate planners, decision makers, and audience members alike. He energizes them to rekindle the passion in who they are and what they do. He also challenges them to create an impact beyond meeting expectations in their work, their lives, and the lives of others.

Jon, a firm believer in giving back, has been awarded the CV Perry Advocate for Children Award for founding “Miracles & Magic” with his wife, Stacey, in 2002. This Vegas-like comedy and magic show raises funds for children who have life-threatening illnesses—a program that continues to expand to cities across the United States. Also, in recognition of his professional accomplishments and community efforts, American Business Journals newspapers named Jon one of the top 40 business professionals under the age of 40 in 2008.

In addition to Boring Meetings Suck, Jon is coauthor of Best of the Best and creator of the DVD Unlocking the Secrets, both supporting his mission to help people Bore No More!