Professional Development Courses: Professional Communication
Holding Effective Meetings
Improve the efficiency of your workforce by making every minute count. This seminar will investigate methods to make your meetings more effective and value-added.
COURSE CONTENT
To Meet or Not to Meet
- Determining when a Meeting is Needed
- Defining the Purpose of the Meeting and Desired Outcomes
- Routine or Special Meetings
- Meeting Opportunity Costs – The Real Cost of Meetings
- Alternatives to Meetings
Planning Your Meeting
- Who Needs to be There?
- Assigning a Meeting Champion
- Group Dynamics
- Setting the Length
- Where and When
- The Meeting Agenda
Preparing for the Meeting
- Identifying Points to Clarify
- Research
- Preparing for Opposition
Holding the Meeting
- Opening the Meeting
- Meeting Roles
- Meeting Objectives
- Setting Ground Rules
- Setting the Time Limit
- Eliciting Participation
- Staying on Track
- Using the Parking Lot
Meeting Challenges and How to Handle Them
- Latecomers
- Common Interruptions and How to Handle Them
- Content vs Process
- Destructive Criticism
- Decision-making
Closing the Meeting
- Summarizing Actions
- Evaluating the Meeting
- Meeting Minutes
- Ensuring Implementation
