Great Meetings Is Not An Oxymoron™
Every one is familiar with poor meetings as well as long and boring meetings. The constant complaint, “What a lousy meeting!” is often legitimate. Our minds and organizations swell with information overload. There has to be a better way to manage information, meetings and people’s time.
Great Meetings Is Not An Oxymoron is a one-day workshop positioned to help you learn and understand the ingredients of an effective meeting. Running meetings requires leadership, skill and efficiency. Whether you lead or attend a meeting, your involvement affects the meeting’s effectiveness. Improving your meeting skills will benefit both yourself and your organization.
Workshop Contents
- How to create ground rules for an effective team meeting
- Basic etiquette for meetings
- How to design a meeting that works
- Samples of meeting agendas
- Five different ways to take notes at meetings
- How to use a ‘parking lot’
- Ways to plan a meeting
- How to create an agenda and be inclusive
- How to conduct a meeting (the key players)
- What is a process check?
- Getting ready for the next meeting
- How process team and project teams differ
- How do you charter a project team?
- What is a team charter?
- Decision making models
- Problem solving techniques
- Managing conflict in team meetings
- How to delegate
- Meeting evaluation formats
Who Should Attend This Workshop?
Anyone who leads or attends a meeting and wants to learn more about running or participating in an effective meeting.
Course Length
One day
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