How to prepare better for meetings and calls

It's amazing to me how many people I've worked with over the years who seem to put absolutely no thought into how to prepare better for meetings and calls.

Look, the sad fact of the matter is -- much of our work these days is task-driven, and many of those tasks occur across three spheres:

• Meetings

• E-Mails

• Phone/Conference Calls

I guess you could add 'busine…