Leading and chairing meetings effectively
Duration: one day
'Why do we take notes of meetings that last for hours and call them minutes?' - David Williams, British management author, presenter
Aims and learning outcomes
- Understand the purpose of meetings
- How to avoid wasting time
- Planning the meeting
- Constructing an agenda
- Recording of meetings
- Techniques for effective communication at meetings
Course content
- Clarify reasons for the purposes of meetings
- Identify the 'wrong' reasons for arranging a meeting
- The six deadly sins
- Elements of an efficient and productive meeting
- The three essential categories of membership at any meeting
- How to construct an agenda
- Recording of meetings, including action column
- Developing techniques for effective communication at meetings
- Plan and take part in a meeting
- Measuring effectiveness
Course features
Brainstorming, discussion, role play, scenarios and practice meeting.
