Leading Effective Meetings

Leading Effective Meetings gives participants the tools and skills necessary to lead more effective meetings.  Participants explore the characteristics of effective meetings, how to ensure focus in a meeting, and how to stimulate discussion and handle challenges in a way that promotes teamwork and demonstrates leadership.

Objectives:

After attending Leading Effective Meetings, participants will be able to:

• Reduce time spent in unproductive meetings;

• Develop and adhere to a meeting agenda;

• Handle disruptive participants;

• Ensure that all attendees participate and that their input is taken into consideration;

• Use meetings to promote teamwork.

Agenda

• Introduction and Welcome Activity

• Fundamentals of Successful Meetings

  • Who, Where, When and How of Meetings

• Effective Openings

  • Objectives of Meeting and Value to Audience

  • Establishing Ground Rules

• Stimulating Discussion

  • Asking and Answering Questions

• Facilitating Discussion

  • Maintaining Focus

  • Handling Disruptive Behaviors

• Closing the Meeting

• Ensuring Follow-up and Follow-through

Timing

Available in full-day and half-day in-person sessions, and 1-hour virtual sessions

Materials

Handouts, activities, worksheets, and tip sheet

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