2020 Business Insight - Effective Meeting and Facilitation Skills

It is estimated that the average professional spends 61.5 hours per month in meetings...and 50% of that time is wasted. That equates to 2 weeks of your life every year. Even if you don’t attend meetings as much as this, it is guaranteed that at some stage you have felt “I’m wasting my time here!” Poor facilitation skills can compound the problem with valuable ideas lost to the business.

Effective Meetings and Facilitation Skills will help participants learn to conduct effective meetings (of any type) in order to enhance their team or work group’s productivity through more focused and effective use of time. This course will familiarise delegates with the different components of effective meetings and different participative roles in a meeting. They will learn to focus on meeting objectives and assess the effectiveness of meetings. Individuals will participate in an activity designed to highlight the importance of focused meetings. They will practice various roles and conduct a meeting assessment. Delegates will be provided with key skills to improve their ability to lead and facilitate effective work teams. The process includes discussion on the application to the participants’ work environment.

target audience
This course is for all members of cross-functional teams, natural work groups, problem-
solving groups, or committees who wish to improve their effectiveness of meeting time and use of facilitation skills.

overview
This course provides delegates with the ability to adopt and practice new techniques for meeting and facilitation skills in a safe environment. The course can also be run in-house for organisations wishing to improve their performance through more effective meetings and facilitated sessions.

objectives

To understand the importance of clear meeting objectives, processes and roles in effective meetings
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To develop the skills required to chair an effective meeting
To control difficult people and deal with common meeting behaviours
To learn how to keep a meeting focused & on track
Develop and use an agenda to lead discussion of the meeting’s key objectives.
To identify personality types and target your own message for maximum impact.
To learn about meeting structure and planning
To understand the key skills of facilitation

To book onto our open / public schedule please select your preferred date from the right-hand column. To schedule an in-house programme please contact the 20|20 Business Support Team on 01382 730880