Chairing Meetings Training
Award-winning, small, friendly Chairing Meetings courses in London, online & across the UK.
Hands-on training using real-world example for all levels from beginner to advanced.
All courses CPD certified and include 6 months post-course support.
Become a confident, effective meeting chairperson.
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Our Chairing Meetings Courses
Chairing Meetings One Day Course
CPD Certified
4.8 / 5
1 day.
Client Site Courses Available.
Live Online & Client Site.
This detailed one-day course gives the tools needed to chair impactful meetings.
- Creating a clear, useful agenda
- Controlling the meeting
- Questions to encourage discussion
- Building consensus for clear decisions
- Documentation & follow up
This detailed one-day course gives the tools needed to chair impactful meetings.
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Creating a clear, useful agenda
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Controlling the meeting
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Questions to encourage discussion
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Building consensus for clear decisions
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Documentation & follow up
Download full course details- The purpose of meetings
- Planning meetings
- Creating an effective objective
- Scheduling a meeting
- Documenting meetings
- Participating in meetings
- Managing the flow of a meeting
- Motivating a productive discussion
- Keeping a conversation focused
- Closing meetings
- Evaluating a meeting’s effectiveness
- Taking agreed-upon action
- Meeting leaders
- Decisions and ideas
- Steps for making decisions
- Generating an option
- Identifying the best option
- Implementing an option
- Exploring “Groupthink”
- Communicating clearly
- Communicating assertively
- Enhancing relationships with participants
- Dealing with challenging participants
- Nonverbal communication
- Improving listening skills
- Barriers to listening effectively
- Asking effective questions
- Types of questions
Jo has been a professional development coach and trainer for over 20 years. She is Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD) certified.
She started her career in engineering before transferring to a leading pharmaceutical company. She spent 18 years there in a number of leadership and technical roles across a number of departments including HR, customer service, and training.
This course counts for 6 Hours of CPD training.
Expand your portfolio with this acclaimed certification!
If you want to learn more about CPD, check out the official site and explanation!
Group Bookings & Private Courses
CPD Certified
4.75 / 5
Client Site Courses Available.
It's your private course, you choose..
We also offer private training. Contact us for more details about how we can create a customised course, designed just for you and your organisation.
Where you are booking 2 or more people onto the same course we offer group discounts. Please contact us for more details.
We also offer private training. Contact us for more details about how we can create a customised course, designed just for you and your organisation.
Where you are booking 2 or more people onto the same course we offer group discounts. Please contact us for more details.
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Combined Minute Taking + Chairing Meetings
CPD Certified
4.71 / 5
1 day.
Client Site Courses Available.
It's your private course, you choose..
This effective meetings course combines minute taking and chairing meetings training.
Learn how to run & follow up meetings that get things done.
- Structure meetings precisely
- Generate real discussion & decisions
- Create clear, actionable minutes
This effective meetings course combines minute taking and chairing meetings training.
Learn how to run & follow up meetings that get things done.
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Structure meetings precisely
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Generate real discussion & decisions
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Create clear, actionable minutes
- The purpose of the meeting
- The agenda
- Notifying participants/arranging the meeting
- Meeting expectations
• Managing (Chairing) the meeting
• Meeting participants
• Roles and dynamics
• Developing listening skills and encouraging participation
• What to record – the important vs. the irrelevant
• Keeping to time
• Keeping focused
• Evaluating effectiveness
• Avoiding post meetings discussions and fall out
• Accuracy, brevity, and clarity of minutes and other follow up
• Tracking and following up on actions
• Who needs to know what?
• Achieving accuracy, brevity, and clarity
• Using the appropriate structure and style
• How to present the information to the best effect
This course was designed for complete beginners. You do not need any prior experience to attend.
This is an intensive one-day course.
It covers the key concepts of minute taking and chairing meetings and shows you how they can be combined to make meetings really effective.
For a course focused on minute taking please see: one day minute taking course.
For a course focused on chairing meetings please see: one day chairing meetings training.
Jo has been a professional development coach and trainer for over 20 years. She is Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD) certified.
She started her career in engineering before transferring to a leading pharmaceutical company. She spent 18 years there in a number of leadership and technical roles across a number of departments including HR, customer service, and training.
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Choosing The Right Chairing Meetings Course
If you are unsure which course is appropriate for you please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Read on below for more on the specifics of each course.
For General FAQs and Booking questions, see our FAQ Page.
This is a more comprehensive full-day training course that will cover every aspect of chairing meetings in detail.
It is designed for people who will be:
- Chairing important meetings that will effect a companies decisions
- Controlling the meetings directly
- Documenting and following up on the meeting
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Create a clear, useful agenda
- Control the meeting with assertiveness and respect
- Propose questions to encourage discussion
- Build up a consensus for clear decisions and outcomes
Our combined course is designed beginners with no prior experience. It is for those looking to take chair meetings and take minutes
It is made up of an intensive one-day course – this will be a tough day but is all you need!
Doing this session offers the most effective way to develop both these skills side by side.
Our courses can run at your offices, at one of our training centres in London and Guildford or online in a virtual classroom.
Our online courses can be run using either Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
Where Do Your Courses Run?
London Training Venue & Course Details
44 Southampton Buildings
London, WC2A 1AP
Tel: 0203 603 0150
London, WC2A 1AP
Tel: 0203 603 0150
See the full London location details here.
Guildford Training Venue & Course Details
Surrey Technology Centre, 40 Occam Road
Guildford, GU2 7YG
Tel: 01483 688 488
Guildford, GU2 7YG
Tel: 01483 688 488
See the full Guildford location details here.
Online Courses
We run a full schedule of remote courses over Zoom.
We also deliver private courses over Teams, if requested.
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