Making Meetings Work
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Whether you are new to leading meetings or are looking for ways to get your group discussions to be more engaging and productive, Making Meetings Work will introduce you to pragmatic tips, templates and techniques you can apply in your very next meeting.
In half a day, this action-packed workshop will introduce you to the behaviours of effective meeting facilitators, the key elements of meeting structure and key techniques to engage participants and manage group dynamics.
Making Meetings Work - March 30, 2023 - D
This course is a great introduction to intentional facilitation, and I feel more prepared to set up and run meetings!
Making Meetings Work - March 30, 2023 - B
Really enjoyed this entire training session. I learned hands on techniques.
Making Meetings Work - March 30, 2023 - C
Created a compact, direct and very functional pathway to learning.
Making Meetings Work - December 15, 2015 - A
One of the best workshops I have attended. Found the information extremely useful, relevant and will improve my abilities and skills.
Making Meetings Work - December 15, 2015 - B
Great training! Wonderful pace, very helpful material and very applicable learnings.
WORKSHOP DELIVERY OPTIONS
Manage Yourself
- Learn the role and beliefs of the facilitator in the context of creating powerful virtual meetings that engage, inspire and achieve outcomes
- Understand the 5-core facilitation best practices and how to use them to gain group alignment
Manage the Process
- Recognize the importance of making your virtual meetings POP — defining purpose, outcome and process in creating meeting context
Manage the Group
- Learn practical engagement and process techniques to optimize group participation
- Understand how to establish and get buy-in to group norms to minimize challenging virtual meeting behaviors
All techniques and engagement strategies taught and modeled in our Half Day Virtual Delivery apply specifically to virtual meetings.
- Anyone who leads virtual or in person meetings
- Anyone who participates in meetings who wants to better understand the keys to successful group dialogue
- A participant workbook filled with templates, reminders, and methods you can refer to when transitioning new skills to your meetings
This course is a great introduction to intentional facilitation, and I feel more prepared to set up and run meetings!
Lauren McCauley, Woodgreen Community Services, March, 2023
Really enjoyed this entire training session. I learned hands on techniques.
Elizabeth Bethune, Rexdale Women's Centre, March, 2023
Created a compact, direct and very functional pathway to learning.
Sergio Guerra, Delta Family Resource Center, March, 2023
One of the best workshops I have attended. Found the information extremely useful, relevant and will improve my abilities and skills.
Participant, DSBN, December, 2015
Great training! Wonderful pace, very helpful material and very applicable learnings.
Participant, City of Burlington, December, 2021
