Introduction

This one-day chairing meetings training course will show you how to run meetings so that they are shorter and more productive.

It is highly interactive and so includes a number of practical exercises so that you can practise the skills you are learning.

Learn how to prepare for and structure meetings to ensure that they move through the agenda effectively while encouraging debate and full participation.

On this course you will learn:

How to prepare for a meeting so that everyone is clear about it’s aims and their role.
How to keep control of the meeting and disarm disruptive participants.
How to ensure that each agenda item is introduced and dealt with effectively.
How to build group consensus and gain a clear decision on each agenda item.
How to encourage appropriate participation and eliminate time-wasting.

The Trainer

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.

Is This The Right Course For Me?

This is a course for complete beginners. You don’t need any previous experience running meetings.

This workshop will be especially useful for those who want to ensure full participation and commitment from everyone present whilst reducing the length of a meeting that they are chairing.

We also offer a shorter half-day chairing meetings training course if you are looking for a less in-depth look at chairing meetings.

The Training Day

We include everything that you need for a great day’s training, you don’t need to bring anything with you.

A full-colour training manual.
A certificate of attendance
Plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits throughout the day.
A comfortable fully air-conditioned training environment.

Our training days run from 9.30 am to approximately 4.30 pm.

This course runs in conjunction with our sister company, Development Academy, which is focused on professional development training.

Course Details

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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

COVID Measures

We are fully compliant with Government advice regarding Covid.

Maximum number of delegates per class reduced to 4
Temperature checks on arrival
Desk distancing complies with guidelines
Hand sanitiser and facemasks available
All training equipment and furniture are sanitised thoroughly after use
Communal areas of the building regularly cleaned and disinfected

Classroom training now available

Chairing Meetings Training: One Day Course