Leading Meetings

A half or full day session that focuses on the essential facilitation and meeting management skills for meeting leaders. Length: Half or full day

Workshop Outline

Meeting Essentials

• Agendas that Promote a “Working” Meeting

• Minutes, Logistics and Guidelines that Promote Success

• Creating Measurable Meeting Outcomes

Meeting Leadership

• Directing and Facilitating

• Strategies for Managing the Meeting

• Leading Effective Discussions

• Managing Group Dynamics

• Adjustments for Virtual Meetings

Fundamental Tools for Meetings

Participant Take Aways

Your meetings will not be boring or tedious because you will be able to:

• Clarify what is to be accomplished in the meeting.

• Use a process that moves participants through the agenda.

• Use methods to engage participants.

• Choose tools to better facilitate discussions and problem solving.

This topic can be done as a full day or half day session.

• The half-day session is an overview of the program topics listed. Participants will understand how to run an effective meeting.

• The full day session reviews each topic fully which allows for a deeper understanding of the content. Time is allotted to practice skills and techniques. Participants will have practiced the tools and leave better prepared to run an effective meeting.