Making Meetings Work: Getting the Most Out of Meetings Making Meetings Work combines self-study with realistic workplace activities to provide you with the key skills and techniques to make meetings work. Your meetings will become more focused, efficient, targeted and more likely to have a productive impact on the company's bottom-line. You will learn how to more effectively prepare, manage, facilitate and actively participate in meetings. It is estimated that the average professional spends 61.5 hours per month in meetings, or two weeks every year. It is also estimated that at least 50% of this time is wasted in unproductive meeting activity. Making Meetings Work will provide you with the tools to help you save time and money. Making Meetings Work includes the Meeting Administration Checklist, Meeting Agenda and Meeting Minutes provided as free downloadable tools.