| CONDUCTING
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS |
| a
one-day workshop |
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CONDUCTING SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS helps
you run effective meetings, agenda planning, questioning skills, gaining
participation from subordinates, consensus building, eliminating
distractions and time wasters. Participants lead discussions as
part of the application of this skill. |
WORKSHOP
CONTENT
Unit
1: Overview and Introductions
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Personal
objectives |
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Likes
and dislikes about meetings |
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3
types of meetings |
Unit
2: Planning
for Meetings and Follow-up
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Meeting
objectives and outcomes |
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Analysis
of the group |
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Schedule,
site location |
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Agenda
preparation |
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Leader's
outline |
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Minutes
preparation and follow-up |
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Action
plan development |
Unit
3: Conducting
the Meeting
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Mechanics
can make or break the meeting |
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Use
your communication skills appropriately |
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 | Feedback
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| Paraphrasing
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| Questioning
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Unit
4:
Group Dynamics and Leadership Issues
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Participant
dynamics inventory |
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Getting
everyone involved |
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Discussion
techniques |
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Problem
participants strategies |
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Dealing
with an angry participant |
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Common
group problems |
Unit
5:
Get Results from Groups
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What
is facilitation? |
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Scientific
approach to problem solving |
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Creative
thinking |
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How
we think |
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Brainstorming
suggestions |
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How
to make decisions |
WORKSHOP
OBJECTIVES
By
the end of the workshop, the participant will be able to:
| 1. |
Identify
and practice planning steps to make a meeting successful. |
| 2. |
Use
templates to plan for a meeting. |
| 3. |
Use
communication skills to gain participation at meetings. |
| 4. |
Handle
problem participants. |
| 5. |
Use
creative techniques to develop group solutions. |
| 6. |
Identify
how to help groups make appropriate decisions. |
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