Empowerology

Effective Meeting Management

Description

Given the sheer number of operational meetings each person engages in, we cannot afford the current level of meeting ineffectiveness. We spend more and more of our time in meetings and yet people often voice that meetings are a complete waste of time. We can change this. With the right set of skills, processes and strategies an effective meeting is possible every time. This powerful course will have you running meetings that people look forward to because they achieve.

Content

Understanding the attributes of effective meetings
Planning excellence - how to get off on the right foot
The importance of an agenda and how to construct it
Ensuring people arrived prepared
Facilitation versus chairing - reaching better conclusions
Qualities, skills and attributes of the effective facilitator
Blueprint for effective, productive facilitation
Opening meetings - use of icebreakers and introductions
Establishing and enforcing ground rules
Structure and timing within meetings
Ensuring everybody contributes, even the quiet ones
Brainstorming methodology
Evaluating proposals & consensus building techniques
Dealing with difficult people and re-establishing control
Appropriate, action-orientated minutes
Closing on a high, contracting and ensuring action

Benefits and objectives

Run meetings more efficiently with better outcomes
Develop advanced facilitation skills
Gain a variety of consensus building techniques
Understand and manage different behaviours within meetings
Ensure action is always achieved following meetings
Make meetings fun, interactive and productive

Course type and teaching methods

This is a highly interactive balance of latest theory and its practical application designed to equip both the expert and novice with all they need to ensure meetings are productive, action-orientated, engaging and effective

Taking This Forward

If you would like more information or wish to discuss bringing us into your organisation, please contact Dean Kellogg on 01332 821266 or email

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