Meeting Skills
Are your meetings feeling unproductive or lacking engagement? Elevate your team's effectiveness with our comprehensive Meeting Skills Training. Learn to lead impactful discussions, foster collaboration, and drive results in every meeting. With practical techniques and interactive sessions, we'll empower you to transform your meetings into dynamic.
The programme’s duration is one day. For a good integration of the new skills, we advise you to organise a refresh session three months later. This training can also be adapted to your company’s culture and structure.
Your Benefits
Improved Meeting Efficiency: Participants will learn techniques for setting clear objectives, developing focused agendas, and managing time effectively, leading to more efficient and productive meetings.
Enhanced Communication Skills: The program emphasizes active listening, clear communication, and open dialogue, which will improve participants' ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, leading to better understanding and collaboration.
Better Decision-Making: By learning strategies for reaching consensus, analysing alternatives, and evaluating options, participants will be equipped to make informed decisions during meetings, leading to better outcomes and results.
Increased Accountability: Through techniques for assigning action items, setting deadlines, and tracking progress, the program promotes accountability among team members, ensuring that decisions made during meetings are followed through effectively.
Stronger Teamwork: By encouraging participation, managing different personalities, and fostering a collaborative environment, the program helps build stronger teamwork and rapport among team members, leading to a more cohesive and motivated workforce.
Cost and Time Savings: By making meetings more efficient and productive, the program ultimately saves time and resources for the organization, allowing employees to focus on their core responsibilities and tasks more effectively.
Understanding the Purpose of Meetings:
Definition and types of meetings
Importance of setting clear objectives
Preparation for Meetings:
Identifying stakeholders and participants
Developing agendas
Sending out meeting invitations and materials in advance
Facilitation Skills:
Techniques for maintaining focus and managing time.
Encouraging participation and managing different personalities
Dealing with disruptions and staying on track
Effective Communication:
Active listening techniques
Clear and concise communication
Encouraging open dialogue and brainstorming
Decision Making and Problem Solving:
Strategies for reaching consensus.
Analysing alternatives and evaluating options
Assigning action items and setting deadlines
Follow-Up and Accountability:
Summarizing key points and decisions
Documenting meeting minutes
Following up on action items and tracking progress