How to Manage Your Meetings Effectively

Hi. I want to ask you to consider the number of meetings you have recently attended. Can you say that all those hours were fully productive?

Meetings are an effective way to organize staff, make arrangements, and plan tasks. They exist primarily for one purpose: to get something done. However, sometimes meetings can be a waste of time, money, and effort, particularly if they are poorly organized and run. This is why it is important to plan your meetings in advance, so the time you se=pent on meetings actually bring results.

Meetings come in all shapes and sizes, from the convention to a quick huddle in an office hallway.

This course will be concerned with small working meetings; with groups that have a job to do requiring the energy, commitment, and talents of those who participate.

Members of such a group want to get some kind of result out of their time together: solving problems, brainstorming, or simply sharing information. At its best, such a group knows what it is about, and knows and utilizes the strengths of individual members.

So, by the end of the course, you will:

Understand the value of meetings as a management tool.
Recognize the critical planning step that makes meeting time more effective.
Identify process tools that can help create an open and safe forum for discussion.
Develop and practice techniques for handling counterproductive behavior.

For this class, all you’ll need for this class is 30 minutes of your time and an open mind to all the possibilities of learning how you can transform your meetings and get actual results. So, grab a piece of paper and pen or pencil and let’s start exploring the endless possibilities of effective meeting management skills!

If you are excited to learn more, let's get started!