Chairing Meetings Training Course
Make the most of your meeting time with our Chairing Meetings training course.
Our Chairing Meetings training course will demonstrate the pivotal role the Chair plays in a successful meeting as well as covering the practical skills needed. During the course attendees will have the opportunity to consider their own situation and develop a personal approach that works for them and for their business.
Please note that this course is customisable, so you can focus on learning the skills that are most important to you.
Benefits of attending this course…
There is nothing more frustrating or de-motivating than attending badly run meetings! Yet, when properly run, our meetings can be invaluable for gaining commitment, raising morale, increasing productivity, generating new ideas and resolving problems.
The purpose of this course is to develop your skills so you can deliver quality meetings that empower those who attend to deliver the outcomes that are essential for success.
Who is it for?
Those who need to plan and conduct meetings that involve everyone and result in positive action.
Objectives
By the end of the training you will be able to…
- Describe the role of an effective Chair and the characteristics of a deliverable agenda.
- Recognise the dynamics of the group and empower those within it to fully meet the agenda.
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills essential to keeping the meeting on track.
- Chair or participate in a short ‘meeting’ and receive constructive feedback.
Content
- The group dynamic: its development, structure and behaviour.
- The role and benefits of an effective Chair.
- Preparing an agenda based on clear meeting objectives.
- Managing the meeting, keeping to time, to the point and the use of interventions.
- Personal skills – building and maintaining rapport, objective reasoning, dealing with conflict, speaking, listening and questioning (advocacy and enquiry).
- Skills practice – chairing or participating in a ‘meeting’ and receiving feedback.
Duration
1 Day
Classroom or Online
Classroom Learning
Price per delegate: £225 + VAT *
We train at your premises within 15 miles of Bristol, or further afield and off-site at additional cost.
Let us quote you. You’ll be pleasantly surprised!
Online Learning
Price per delegate: £175 + VAT *
Training is instructor-led in a live online session.
* Special prices available for abridged courses and bulk bookings.
Please contact us for a quote.
