ADVICE: KEEPING MEETING PARTICIPANTS FROM DOZING OFF.1. Give each a lead role on an agenda item. No one should be an observer only for a full meeting. 2. Avoid sleep-inducing meals before a meeting, such as creamy cream·y adj. cream·i·er, cream·i·est Rich in or resembling cream. cream  i·ly adv. pastas or chocolate cheesecake. Use light and healthy snacks -- and
avoid alcohol.
3. Try "stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. " meetings without tables or chairs (or sitting on the floor), which makes dozing highly risky. 4. Schedule frequent short breaks, allowing no more than 1 to 2 hours of continuous sitting. 5. Call on silent members rather than asking them to raise their hands - minimizing daydreaming. 6. Diversify diversify To acquire a variety of assets that do not tend to change in value at the same time. To diversify a securities portfolio is to purchase different types of securities in different companies in unrelated industries. discussions to move participants away from static positions. Break into subgroups, for example, with each handling a key task and then reporting back. 7. Prevent rambling rambling Neurology Fragmented non-goal directed speech most often caused by acute organic brain disease. See Organic brain disease, Word salad. and monotony by asking members to be concise. 8. Ask speakers to make presentations interactive, avoiding lectures and providing interesting examples and case studies. Source: "The Complete Handbook
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