Managing Effective Meetings

Course Overview

Have you ever sat in a very long boring meeting and wondered afterwards what it was about? This course will give you a full understanding of how meetings can be both enjoyable as well as successful. How to conduct meetings more effectively whilst being productive will not only boost morale but will also be more cost effective. Meetings that are unstructured are often too long, have no objectives and have no end result. We will look at the skills to combat this and to aid constructive team discussion and decision making.

Who is it for?

Anyone who chairs or attends regular meetings and wants to manage meetings better.

Below is an example of course content that can be included within your training programme.

What we can include:

Bullet Point How to structure a meeting to ensure results every time
Bullet Point Setting clear agendas
Bullet Point Selecting the relevant people to attend
Bullet Point Appropriate timings
Bullet Point Preparation documentation
Bullet Point Successful chair qualities
Bullet Point Keeping to the agenda
Bullet Point Keeping the meeting energised
Bullet Point Note taking
Bullet Point Managing reluctant and difficult people
Bullet Point Using effective Listening and Questioning techniques
Bullet Point Summarising and closing the meeting

Practical sessions:

You will be given the opportunity to practice the skills, theory and techniques learnt throughout the day with feedback and analysis offered throughout the session.

Recommended duration – One day

If you would like to enquire about the above course and how it can be adapted to your business, call us on 01233 664842 or email training@shaw2succeed.co.uk