Conducting Effective Meetings
This course to address the “research-based” needs of executives and senior managers for business meetings and events. This training workshop will ensure the effective and efficient use of inclusive communication and will be a value for money. Meetings are most effective whenever they are conducted in an efficient way.
· Learn how to Set up meeting objectives and ground rules
· Organize the agenda and manage the event
· Take minutes and keep records
· Understand the use of audiovisual aids
· Why Meeting?
· Participant Needs
· Setting agenda and objectives
· When a meeting is not necessary.
· Timeline Management
· Meeting agenda:
* topics for discussion
* presenter or discussion leader for each topic
* time allotment for each topic
· Meeting information to be circulated:
* meeting objectives
* meeting agenda
* location/date/time
* background information
* assigned items for preparation
· The decisions made by the group must be documented.
· Venue Selection
· Emergency Response Planning
· Standard Designs Review
· Food & Beverage
· Sound, Lighting, Video
· On-Site Check-In
· Translation
· Concierge
· Entertainment & Speakers Management
· Photo/Video Capture and Post-Event Usage
Administrators, assistants, executive secretaries, existing or prospective office managers, general managers, senior administrators and supervisors of junior level employees.