Webinar: Best Practice for Leading Effective Meetings
This practical webinar will give you the tools, tips, and strategies to hold meetings that participants enjoy and confidently produce beneficial results.
About the event
Overview
Are you making meetings as effective as possible?
Do you often dread leading and attending meetings?
For many workers, meetings are a part of their daily schedule. Research shows that workers spend, on average, three hours a day in meetings. Unproductive meetings are detrimental to business success. However, if done correctly, meetings are essential for any business. When facilitated well, meetings can be effective, issues can be resolved, and participants can feel grateful they attended.
This webinar will show you how to plan, lead, and participate in formal or informal meetings. You will learn how to,
identify the best reasons for holding meetings
plan successful meetings, including determining whom to invite, identifying your purpose, setting the right environment, and more
craft an agenda that boosts engagement, makes good use of time, and achieves desired results
set up a meeting structure that improves communication and results
create guidelines for your meetings to boost engagement
set up ground rules for your meetings that increase productivity and use proven decision-making methods
set up a good meeting environment for both physical and virtual meetings
structure and manage conversations in meetings for maximum effectiveness
involve your attendees and get them working together
prevent, address, and manage conflict
speak with confidence
achieve the desired results, both during and after the meeting
Why You Should Attend
Frustrated by dull, unproductive meetings?
Do meetings sometimes prevent you from completing your work?
This webinar will show you how to make your meetings productive and successful.
This webinar is for anyone who
attends or runs meetings
wants to increase participation and satisfaction from their meetings
wants to improve their speaking and discussion skills at work
wants to feel confident when speaking
never wants to run another unproductive and pointless meeting
Best Practices for Leading Effective Meetings addresses meeting management. You will learn to plan, manage, and run meetings for maximum results, including starting and finishing, follow-up, and troubleshooting. You’ll also learn how to persuade, engage, and encourage productive participation and make your meetings interesting, worthwhile, and fun.
By the end of the webinar, you will know how to hold meetings that participants enjoy and confidently produce beneficial results.
Areas Covered in the Session
Meeting planning and preparation
Running the meeting
Creating the right environment for maximum results
Meeting logistics
Methods to overcome the fear of speaking
Effective meeting structures
Methods to start the meeting, the right way
Addressing, managing, and preventing conflict in meetings
Engaging your audience and reading the room
Keeping meetings on track and on time
Dealing with dominant, quiet, and non-participatory speakers
Keeping discussions on track
Facilitating decision-making to maximize participation and buy-in
Infusing meetings with real purpose and energy
Closing and follow-up strategies
Who Will Benefit
All industries and professions and anyone who will experience or has some experience hosting and leading meetings