MANAGING MEETINGS: IN-HOUSE/ON-SITE ONLY

Properly managed, meetings can be highly productive. Badly managed and they can turn into proverbial talking shops where a lot may be said but little is done. So this course has been designed to help you get the best out of your meetings, whether you’re running them or simply one of the team.

Organise an in-house private course

This is the way most organisations choose to work with us. You get to choose the workshop, nominate who you want to sit the session, fix a time and date that suits everyone and decide whether you want online or in-person delivery. We do the rest – even down to tweaking the training to match your specific needs. All we need is a bit of information about you so click the organise button to get the ball rolling.

Price

From £999 per session

The course covers the main aspects of managing people in meetings. It includes opening and closing remarks, agendas for action, establishing rapport, managing questions, reading body language and dealing with difficult delegates.

CONTENT

Managing Relationships

How to interact with meeting attendees effectively to get maximum results
What to say, how to say it and how to look, what are the key qualities and traits of good meeting managers?
How to handle potentially aggressive remarks and difficult people who want to disrupt the meeting, or who have their own agenda
How to manage any conflict during the meeting and remain assertive and in control

Holding Effective Meetings

How to participate or hold meaningful and efficient meetings
What are pre-meeting preparations?
How to prepare an agenda
How to prepare, run and finalise a meeting
How to avoid wasting time in meetings

Questioning Methods and Strategies for Gaining Engagement

How to use various types of questioning techniques to get better answers
How to use listening skills to get more information from your attendees
How to be imaginative and use interactive strategies to engage all and encourage everyone to contribute

Negotiation and Reaching Agreement/Consensus or 'Agree to Disagree'

How to get a fair deal when negotiating with your participants
How to set your limits when negotiating and to know what works best
How to maximise your long-term results when dealing in repeated negotiations with a particular participant
How to reduce tension while negotiating so you can get better results and manage a meeting more effectively.

FACILITATOR

Sandy Keating and Richard Uridge lead this workshop. Not together (unless it's a big group) but separately depnding on the group's training needs. Richard tends to run those courses where the emphasis needs to be on the mechanics of the meeting - for example, the presentational element or handling the Q and A section. Sandy runs those where the issues are more to do with the psychological - for example, the mix of delegates and how that impacts on the dynamics of the meeting.

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IN HOUSE

This workshop is available for in-house delivery which is cost effective if you've got more than a few people who need training with the added advantage that course content can be tailored to your specific organisational needs. Contact the trainer to discuss your requirements.

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