Managing Effective Meetings

Short Course

Managing Effective Meetings

This course is targeted at individuals and groups who require an understanding of the basics of workplace meeting management, and more importantly, how to ensure that meetings are effective.
In business, we generally spend a lot of time in meetings. Nobody wants to feel they are wasting their time, but too often we leave a meeting with the sense that nothing has been accomplished.
A 2005 Microsoft survey of 38,000 people worldwide found that the average worker feels productive only three days a week. What scored as one of the top three time-wasters? Ineffective meetings.
According to the survey, people spend 5.6 hours each week in meetings, yet 69 percent of them feel that meetings aren't productive. Meetings are expensive – the less of them you have, and the shorter and more effective you can make them, the better for the company.

This workshop will provide:
• A grounding in the fundamental requirements for all meetings;
• Details on agenda, preparation, and conduct of meetings; and
• Some tools and techniques to help you make your meetings productive.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Understand the basic requirements for any meeting - agenda, invitations, roles, minutes etc
• Utilise the tips and techniques provided here to determine an appropriate approach to use for your business meetings in different situations.
• Understand how technology can help your meetings.
• List the logistical items that you may need to address for your meeting.
• Understand the need for following up after a meeting to ensure action.
• Understand how to continually improve your meetings

This short course is delivered by distance learning and can be completed in just one day.

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