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People That Make Meetings "Special"
Death by Meeting does a great job explaining the different types of meetings one should have. However, it lacks explaining the stereotypical types of people in your meetings 
The Ditzy Meeting Organizer: This person has no idea why they even called a meeting. When everyone shows up, the organizer scratches his/her head and says, “Why’d I call this meeting?” If the Organizer is lucky, it’s written in the meeting request. Yep, definitely a well organized and productive meeting.
The Introverted, Never-Ran-A-Meeting Organizer: You guessed it, this guy always sits in the back corner, never speaks up and for some reason is in charge of a meeting. Of course, he invites the world to his first one. He then proceeds to make a 15 minute diatribe on his life story and why he’s so excited to be running this meeting.
The Crackberry Addict: This guy is too cool for everyone and the meeting. Clearly, he has waaayyyy more important things to do and wants to make sure everyone knows it. Dude, put the phone down. Trust me, we all get the same amount of email. Ours is just as “important” as yours.
The Dumbass: This person notoriously asks questions that have already been answered. Were you really not paying attention the first, second or third time the information was discussed? Usually, this results in 50% of the meeting being repeated.
The Overly Excited Attendee: This person is rarely invited to meetings and for good reason. Why or how he got on the invite list no one knows. But, they sure remember not to invite him next time. This guy goes off on random tangents that have nothing to do with the subject matter. This guy loves the sound of his own voice. Oh yeah, and this guy has five billion negative remarks/feelings/concerns about your idea that leave a bad taste in every one’s mouth. Poof! There goes your new revenue stream and/or cool project.
The Note Taker: This person is usually some one’s Executive Assistant. Like I’ve mentioned before, she holds the keys to the kingdom. Not only does she attend every top level meeting, but she also has the written transcript of who said what and each person’s takeaway task. She’s the one desperately trying to keep a straight face. She also knows what’s really going on… this meeting is just an ego trip for her boss aka The Meeting Organizer.
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