Poorly managed meetings can be a complete waste of time by taking employees away from their actual work and achieving little. This Meeting Management Training course is designed to provide managers, executive assistants and other officers with the skills to manage formal, informal and e-meetings that are productive and effective.

This course covers the following topics: preparation of clear & concise meeting agenda, choosing the attendees, assigning attendees’ meeting roles & responsibilities, determining the right time & place based on meeting type, learning the use of electronic options to reduce unnecessary face to face meetings, dealing with disruptions and conflicts, learning the use of other meeting management tools and techniques and more.

This comprehensive training course is available across the U.S., including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Jackson, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Antonio and Seattle.

Your Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Plan & prepare for meetings
  • Identify the correct participants
  • Gain insight into choosing the right time & place based on meeting type, attendees & necessary outcomes
  • Create clear & concise meeting agendas
  • Set up meeting spaces for maximum efficiency
  • Learn how to incorporate electronic options for remote participants
  • Define & assign meeting roles & responsibilities
  • Use an agenda for meeting management garnering a desired outcome & accountability
  • Chair meetings effectively by dealing with disruptions, professionally handling personality conflicts and taking meeting minutes.

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Plus the workshops are always tailored to your current context

Everyone really enjoyed the training course. Jessica (trainer) was great. This wasn't like your normal training, more relaxed and people participated more - would definitely book her again.

Was a very interesting and well-presented course. Gave me good grounding for the topic and a range of things to think about.

Plus you’ll also receive:

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If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

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REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

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Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
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Development
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12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

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Managers spend substantial time planning, attending and running meetings, yet they are too often perceived as unproductive and frustrating experiences.

When meetings are effectively run, people are engaged and can generate collaboration, trust, deliverables, commitment and actions that lead to a desired outcome. They enjoy participating and being a part of a productive team.

This Meeting Management Training Course assists participants with the meeting conventions and protocols for managing formal, informal and e-meetings. Participants learn to apply tools and techniques in planning, participation, and concluding of successful meetings. Course activities include building a positive climate during a meeting, and following the best practices of verbal and nonverbal communication.

Course Outline for Meeting Management Training

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives

Topic 2

Planning for the Meeting

  • Who Should Attend?
  • Where Should it Take Place?
  • Writing the Agenda

Topic 3

Preparing for the Meeting

  • What Do You Bring?
  • Electronic or Physical Invitations?
  • Scheduling and Logistics

Topic 4

Preparing a Meeting Space

  • Minimum Requirements
  • Nice Extras to Consider
  • Choose a Physical Room Layout

Topic 5

Electronic Aids/Devices

  • Options to Consider
  • Having a Plan B
  • Decide and Test

Topic 6

Roles and Responsibilities

  • The Chairperson
  • The Minute Taker
  • The Attendees
  • Large vs Small Meetings

Topic 7

Chairing a Meeting - Part One

  • Positive Start
  • The Agenda Rules
  • Parking Lot Options

Topic 8

Chairing a Meeting - Part Two

  • Keep the Meeting on Target
  • Managing Overtime
  • Holding Attendees Accountable

Topic 9

Managing Disruptions

  • Late Arrivals/Early Exits
  • Mobile Phones Policy
  • Off Topic Discussions
  • Conflict Resolution

Topic 10

Minute Taking

  • Minutes Explained
  • Taking Minutes
  • Minute Templates Reviewed
  • Ending and Follow-up Action Items

Topic 11

Getting the Most from Business Meetings

  • Keeping Meetings Under One Hour
  • Meeting Gamification
  • Using Prize Draws
  • Other Incentives to Consider
 

Plus you’ll also receive:

shield

Money Back
Guarantee

If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

profiles

REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

sick

Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

dashboard

Development
Dashboard

12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

Learn Meeting Management Training Now

We create training that meets your needs.

1-hour Motivator

3-hour Power Sessions

Full Day Training

Conferences & Summits

  • OFFSITE
  • AT YOUR WORKPLACE
  • ONLINE

We’ll make things easier so you can focus on adding more value

We take care of all of the details, so you don’t have to:

  • Invite people to
    training
  • Sign
    In Sheet
  • Generate Branded
    Course Flyers
  • PDF’S of
    Certificates
  • Collects and
    Reports Feedback
  • Complete Results
    Dashboard

What are people going to do differently?

At the completion of training participants are encouraged to create an action plan, and invite an accountability buddy via their Orgmenta App.

In your Training Management Centre you have transparency to the action plans so you can see what people are going to do differently.

Want to get clear on impacts and measure success? We support you.

Our systems and people make it easy to identify how you’ll be able to measure impacts and then report on the success in the weeks or months after training.

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  • Fresh targeted video-based microlearning content with interactive lessons and quizzes included.
  • Rigourous review process
  • Only $11.00 per course per person per year
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