[header] How to make meetings more productive [title] Know who is at your meeting. [step] If you are chairing, knowing everyone's names it the most effective and personal manner for good interacting and keeping the participants under control. People like being referred to by name, simple fact! [title] Practice active listening. 
[step] The more you listen and the less you speak, the better. Not only do you set a prime example but you also encourage others to give their opinions uninterrupted.