Chairing and Managing Meetings

Duration: 1 Day
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm

Structured meetings are critical for communication and obtaining the best possible solutions to issues and opportunities, yet, many business meetings are poorly prepared and managed.  Discussions and progress reporting keep people focused and committed to meeting deliverables. Organisations that encourage healthy debate in an open and trusting environment are most successful in the business world

 WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Anybody involved in conducting structured meetings
• Managers, Junior Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders
• Business owners

 HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT

• Structured meetings are effective in terms of accomplishing progress and meeting business objectives
• Forethought goes into meetings and preparation includes who should attend, the agenda, and the expected outcomes.
• Delegates will be familiar with proven processes that can been used to facilitate meetings effectively

 WHAT WILL BE COVERED

• Preparing for a meeting, including considering:
• Who should attend
• The type of meeting
• The agenda
• The expected outcomes
• Time, place, room layout and arrangements
• Notifying people of the meeting

• Recording the meeting and the importance of accurate minute taking
• Conducting the meeting, ensuring participation of members and summarising of discussions
• Handling different views, different characters, encouraging healthy debate, and ensuring progress is made when stalemates emerge.
• Facilitating the decision making process.  A number of decision making techniques are covered
• Compiling meeting records, checking these, and distributing the records