Productive Meeting Skills

We have all been there – marooned in those dreadful meetings that drag on and on because people won’t stay on topic, or maybe there was no topic to begin with. Sometimes, it is just plain hard to tell. Sadly, the root of the problem is usually the fact that the person running the meeting is poorly equipped to handle the job. If you want your meetings to get more done in less time, our one-day Productive Meeting Skills seminar was created just for you.

Productive Meeting Skills focuses on helping you develop the skills needed to conduct and participate in more effective meetings. Through the use of lecture, role-playing and small group interaction, you will be able to practice your new skills in real-life simulations prior to actually applying them at work. During the class, you will learn how to apply the theories of management and behavioral science concepts into practical steps, which is one of the most important keys to conducting productive meetings.

Seminar Objectives:

Participants in the Productive Meeting Skills training seminar will learn:

• Manage time and get results, while spending less time in meetings
• Make meetings more efficient, whether you are the facilitator or a participant
• Prepare and use the most important tool in a meeting - an agenda
• Reach high quality decisions that are supported by everyone involved
• Schedule meeting times for best productivity
• Recognize and deal with distractions in order to keep things on track
• Evaluate the effectiveness of meetings
• Follow up on decisions
• Resolve the difficult interpersonal situations that often arise during important meetings