Leading Meetings

Meetings--Fast, Focused & Productive

Class Summary

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Running an effective meeting is more important than ever in today’s time-conscious and results-oriented business environment. To make sure your meetings are productive and on-track, you’ll want to attend this fast-paced, full-day session where you’ll  learn and practice essential facilitation and meeting management techniques. 

MGT42 6.0
One 8-hour session
Laura Royal

Supervisors, managers, and others who conduct meetings as part of their job.

  • Meetings that get the intended results.
  • Increased participant engagement, productivity, and morale.

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

  • Clarify meeting outcomes.
  • Use a model to promote work and improve meeting flow.
  • Differentiate the roles of a meeting leader and know when to use the appropriate role.
  • Identify new methods for engaging participants.
  • Create strategies for challenging situations.
  • Use tools to better direct and facilitate the meeting process.
  • The five essentials for any meeting
    • Agenda and minutes
    • Guidelines and logistics
    • Focus the work on measurable outcomes
  • Meeting Leadership
    • Directing and Facilitating – the meeting leader’s roles
    • Using the meeting process to focus on work
    • Leading effective discussions
  • Strategies for managing group dynamics
  • Fundamental tools for meetings
    • Tips for decision making with a group

This class can be presented in a full or half-day modified format.