Effective Meetings

Course Description:

We work in organizations made up of groups of people who come together for various lengths of time to solve problems, make decisions, get information, plan events, etc. The reasons for holding meetings are almost as numerous as the number of hours spent in meetings. Research shows that the average individual in our society will sit through nine thousand hours of meetings in a lifetime—that’s over 365 days!

Face it—meetings are often mismanaged—they get off track, are interrupted, take too much time, have unclear agendas, and lack effective leadership. In this one day course you’ll learn new techniques to improve your meetings!

Key objectives:

  • Understand the direct and indirect costs of ineffective meetings
  • Describe the characteristics of an effective meeting
  • Identify the elements of an effective agenda
  • Develop an agenda for a meeting
  • Understand the roles of all members in a meeting
  • Recognize meeting “time-wasters”
  • Plan and facilitate effective meetings