Meeting Management

Course Overview

Meetings come in all shapes and sizes, from the convention to a quick huddle in an office hallway. This course will be concerned with small working meetings; with groups that have a job to do requiring the energy, commitment, and talents of those who participate.

Members of such a group want to get some kind of result out of their time together: solving problems, brainstorming, or simply sharing information. At its best, such a group knows what it is about, and knows and utilizes the strengths of individual members.

Learning Objectives

After you complete this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the value of meetings as a management tool
  • Recognize the critical planning step that makes meeting time more effective
  • Identify process tools that can help create an open and safe forum for discussion
  • Develop and practice techniques for handling counterproductive behaviors

Module 1: Course Overview

Module 2: The Basics for Effective Meetings

Module 3: The Best and Worst of Meetings

Module 4: Holding Productive Meetings

Keys to Productivity

Case Study

Module 5: Preparing for Meetings

Module 6: Agendas

Setting an Agenda

In Order

Module 7: Setting the Place

Module 8: Leading a Meeting

Functions of a Leader

Making Connections

Your Role as Group Leader

Module 9: Process and Content

Rules of Work

Meeting Styles

Facilitation Skills

Module 10: How to Control a Meeting

Dealing with Difficult People

Mix and Match

Module 11: A Plan for Success

Module 12: Personal Action Plan

Price: $150

This Course includes:

   Text-based content

   2 Weeks