Meeting Management

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"Lead Meetings with Power, Purpose, and Precision."

Master Every Meeting: Command the Room, Drive Results, and Leave a Legacy of Leadership.

Meetings are where leaders are made — or missed. This course empowers you to plan, lead, and execute meetings with precision, energy, and authority. Through real-world strategies and hands-on practice, you'll transform ordinary gatherings into powerful, goal-driven experiences that command respect and drive outcomes. Take control of the agenda, manage disruptions like a pro, and leave a lasting impression every time. Elevate your presence. Own the room. Redefine what a meeting can achieve.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome!
2. Overview
3. Learning Goals
4. Initial Task
1. Overview
2. Identifying Who Should Attend
3. Worksheet: || Meeting Participants
4. Picking the Right Time and Place
5. Worksheet: || Meeting Time & Place
6. Designing a Clear Agenda
7. Worksheet: || SOAP Job Aid – Agenda Preparation
8. Worksheet: || Agenda Template
9. Timing
10. Scenario Exploration
11. 2 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Organizing Materials
3. Sending Out Invitations
4. Worksheet: || Agenda Topic Planning – Brainstorming Meeting
5. Coordinating Logistics
6. Worksheet: || S.H.O.W.S. – Meeting Materials Preparation Guide
7. Scenario Exploration
8. 3 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Essentials Every Meeting Needs
3. Enhancing with Extra Touches
4. Choosing the Best Room Layout
5. Worksheet: || Three ‘P’ Meeting Planner – Purpose, Place, Pact
6. Scenario Exploration
7. 4 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Digital Meeting Options Overview
3. Worksheet: || Logistics – Planning the Practical Side of Meetings
4. Key Tech Considerations
5. Choosing the Right Tool
6. Worksheet: || Meeting Set-Up – Creating an Optimal Environment
7. Scenario Exploration
8. 5 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. The Chairperson’s Duties
3. Worksheet: || Electronic Options – Enhancing Meeting Delivery
4. The Minute Taker’s Role
5. Worksheet: || Technology Assessment
6. Expectations for Attendees
7. Worksheet: || Chairperson Role
8. Adapting for Group Size
9. Worksheet: || Minute Taker Role
10. Worksheet: || Meeting Minutes Template
11. Scenario Exploration
12. 6 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Starting Strong
3. Worksheet: || Attendees’ Role
4. Why Agendas Matter
5. Worksheet: || Variations of Meeting Roles
6. Using a “Parking Lot” for Ideas
7. Worksheet: || Job Aid: SIGNALS – Opening Your Meeting Effectively
8. Scenario Exploration
9. 7 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Keeping Things on Track
3. Worksheet: || Today’s Agenda – Coaching & Mentoring
4. Managing Meetings That Run Long
5. Worksheet: || Parking Lot
6. Ensuring Follow-Through
7. Scenario Exploration
8. 8 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Managing Comings and Goings
3. Worksheet: || STOP – Managing Meeting Time Effectively
4. Dealing with Ringing Phones
5. Worksheet: || Managing Overtime in Meetings
6. Getting Back from Tangents
7. Worksheet: || SIT – Managing Meeting Movement
8. Addressing Conflict
9. Worksheet: || E.A.R. Communication Strategy
10. Scenario Exploration
11. 9 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Understanding What Minutes Are
3. Knowing What to Record
4. Worksheet: || Stop, Drop & Roll — Managing Conflict in Meetings
5. Bringing a Template to the Table
6. Worksheet: || Shape – Things to Know About Taking Minutes
7. Scenario Exploration
8. 10 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Running a Tight 50-Minute Meeting
3. Gamifying Your Meetings
4. Worksheet: || Meeting Minutes Template
5. Using Prizes to Motivate
6. Worksheet: || Shape – Meeting Games: Do’s and Don’ts
7. Worksheet: || Shape – Meeting Prize Ideas
8. Stuffed Magic
9. Scenario Exploration
10. 11 || Review Questions
1. Introduction
2. Feedback
3. Action Plan

About this course

$50.00
99 lessons

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify the participants, time, place, and agenda essential for effective meeting planning.
Gather necessary materials, send structured invitations, and manage meeting logistics seamlessly.
Set up a professional and engaging physical meeting space to maximize participant engagement.
Evaluate and select appropriate electronic tools to enhance meeting effectiveness.
Define clear roles and responsibilities for chairpersons, minute takers, and attendees to ensure smooth operations.
Chair meetings confidently from start to finish, maintaining focus and maximizing participation.
Manage disruptions, personality conflicts, and off-topic discussions while maintaining a professional atmosphere.
Take accurate and actionable meeting minutes that serve as a reliable historical record.
Use dynamic techniques, games, and motivational strategies to create meetings that are impactful and memorable.
Implement effective closure techniques and post-meeting action planning to maximize the value of each meeting.

Study Model

Self-Paced
Duration

4 – 5 hrs
Accreditation

CPD Accredited
Skill Level

Intermediate - Advanced