This book will help the reader plan every meeting with AUDIENCE MINDSET top of mind, begin every meeting with an IMMEDIATELY INVOLVING ACTIVITY or discussion that unifies the group, locate the KEY POINTS in the meeting to FACILITATE and INVOLVE, rather than lecture and present information, USE EASY-TO-IMPLEMENT facilitative techniques with ANY TYPE OF PARTICIPANT (job roles, levels, backgrounds, gender, culture, attitude, and FOLLOW UP to every intervention with clarity and speed. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. HEARD ON THE STREETS (and from their seats) Why todays meetings are so bad and what to do about it. Why involve? Why ask? Who cares? The psychology and group-ology of involvement; the benefits of skilled facilitation for todays meeting and for todays leader. II. ORGANIC FACILITATION How to be comfortable with this new skill, how to make it look easy, and how to be useful to the audience. Like organic food, its less known, he