Ever been to meetings that leave you frustrated or bored? But they need not be so. In fact, they can work positively, building teams and making an organization more effective. Even so, the success of a meeting isn't always up to the chairperson. Each and every attendee must help to maximize the opportunity and the two programs of the Going to a Meeting tackles just that: the individual's role in the meeting environment.

Part 1: Messing Up a Meeting. Scenario 1: a staff member, Jeremy, hurriedly prepares for a meeting. The narrator, John Cleese, warn him to be more thorough and better prepared. Jeremy, alas doesn't listen and only guarantees the disaster. The program then replays the scene, but this time, Jeremy listens to the advice and voila, the meeting is a success! Then in the next scenario; Jeremy irritates the team leader, changes the agenda and openly argues with a fellow employee. Once again, using the classic wrong-way right way scenarios, John Cleese intervenes and examines Jeremy's mistakes and has him improve his unproductive behavior.