Management Programs

Meetings are often a major time-waster. Experts tell us that many professionals waste up to 30% of their time in meetings. What's the solution? Communications that streamline the information process and expert facilitation to ensure the meeting meets your bottom-line objectives.

This workshop provides proven methods for improving your "ROM" (return on meetings). From dealing with information challenges through leadership-based facilitation, this program provides both the techniques and practice to allow you to bring these skills to your meetings. Meetings will become a place where you can solve problems, create practical plans, and motivate everyone involved to take action. Imagine the impact on morale and productivity if your meetings are a source of inspiration instead of frustration!

The experiential session will provide you with practical tools to keep control while creating a receptive, engaging, and energetic meeting atmosphere. You will learn to:

• Turn around the negative attitude that some bring to meetings
• Work from a master meeting plan to produce a meaningful agenda
• Use elements such as site selection and seating to create a productive atmosphere
• Learn a situational facilitator style that allows flexibility to adapt to meeting challenges
• Ensure active participation and use personality conflicts constructively
• Conclude meetings by motivating participants to follow-up

Key Topics

• Identify areas for improving your meeting management and facilitation skills
• Analyze barriers to productive meetings and solve them using the P.A.L. (Purpose, Agenda, Limit) model
• Cultivate a more productive meeting mind-set
• Develop a master plan to ensure meeting priorities are met
• Create a focused agenda that leads you to results
• Master meeting logistics that fit the new demands of the workplace
• Practice translation/active listening
• Use "buy-in" techniques to ensure participation
• Manage hidden agendas and resolve conflicts
• Close by motivating participants to take action and implement assignments

Who Will Benefit

Professionals who are responsible for conducting results-based meetings, whether as meeting conveners or contributors

Instructor

Judi D. Hampton