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CONDUCTING
MEETINGS
FOR RESULTS
We
meet to make decisions, solve problems, develop budgets, plan projects, create
policies, hire and fire staff, coordinate activities, and more.
The amount of time spent in meetings is so substantial that skills in
managing them are vital to productivity.
The
issues presented in this seminar will help attendees learn how to run focused,
efficient, timely, and well-managed meetings.
Group discussions, role-playing, exercises, and planning time to put
these principles into action are featured in the program.
Topics include:
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Making
Meetings Work Better (self-inventory)
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The
Causes of Ineffective Meetings
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How
to Conduct Effective Meetings
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Five
Keys to Facilitating Meetings
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Dealing
with Difficult Participants
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Five
Tools to Solicit Input from Attendees
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Steps
to Building a Meeting Agenda
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How
to Keep Meetings On-Track and On-Time
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The
Secret to Salvaging a Poor Meeting
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How
to Get People to Follow Through after Meetings
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Tips
for Managing Meetings You Attend
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The
"Five Keys" Planning Guide
Program Goal:
To provide you with the
opportunity to improve your meeting facilitation skills so that you can more
effectively conduct small group and one-on-one meetings.
Program Objectives:
1.
Identify situations in which to use facilitation techniques.
2.
Learn the steps involved to building an agenda and facilitating
productive meetings.
3.
Use questioning techniques to elicit participants' contributions.
4.
Apply creative methods, such as brainstorming, to stimulate effective
problem solving.
5.
Plan follow-up steps to handle key action items.
Time Needed:
Choose
topic components outlined above for 1-4 hour seminar. Also available in personal
coaching format call for more details.
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