# You're Allowed to Leave the Meeting | Author Interview with Chris Fenning

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Podcast: [Brushwood Media Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brushwood-media-network-6565517)
Published: 2026-07-25T04:53:55+00:00
Episode link: https://www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com
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## Resource

Most meetings are a waste of time. We know this. There's a million memes ramming the point home. But - here's a revolutionary idea - what if they were actually... useful ? Communications expert Chris Fenning is back, this time with his new book Effective Meetings - short enough to read in an hour, useful enough you'll want to read it twice. Chris explains how to tell which meetings shouldn't happen at all + why an agenda won't fix a thing. Plus, I share my trauma over three days of residential training on how to run a meeting. Horrific. Though admittedly quite funny if you didn't have to actually be there. Look for other episodes in the Author Interview strand. Books discussed in this episode: The First Minute - Chris Fenning Effective Meetings - Chris Fenning Chris's Website: chrisfenning.com Chris on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/chris-fenning ==== If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients ==== And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients. This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely. Click here lizscully.com/reading to get your book list

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