OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Learn to plan & prepare for meetings
• Identify the correct participants
• Gain insight into choosing the right time & place based on meeting type, attendees & necessary outcomes
• Master creating clear & concise meeting agendas
• Learn how to set up meeting spaces for maximum efficiency
• Learn how to incorporate electronic options for remote participants
• Understand how to define & assign meeting roles & responsibilities
• Use an agenda for meeting management garnering a desired outcome & accountability
• Learn to chair meetings effectively by dealing with disruptions, professionally handling personality conflicts and taking meeting minutes

Course Length:

• 1-day

Certificates:

Certificates of Completion are issued to each participant

Also available for In-House courses:
Post-course assessment for validation of learning.

OUTLINE

Meeting Management Training Course Outline

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Foreword:

An Australian University study has shown that companies are wasting huge amounts of money on inefficient meetings. The study conducted by the University of South Australia discovered that one in three workers admitted to falling asleep in meetings while 87% said they daydream and 26% said they did other work.

Terry Robbins-Jones, head of the Universities' school of accounting and information systems says face-to-face meetings are costing Australian businesses a whopping A$19bn a year. "People spend well over 50% of their time working with other people - making it the single most expensive activity in the business world - and yet we know nothing about it," he said.

"Bearing in mind that collaboration - including the time spent in face-to-face meetings - probably accounts for well over half the total costs of any organisation, companies should be thinking about having a budget for it or monitoring how effectively it operates," he added.The University of South Australia study found that 46% of executives felt meetings were a good use of time, while 33% felt that - at best - they were fairly productive. These figures suggest that utilising a "meeting auditor" or "collaborative advocate" could produce cost savings and increased productivity benefits.

• Identifying the participants
• Choosing the time and place
• Creating the agenda

• Getting off on the right foot
• The role of the agenda
• Using a parking lot

• Gathering materials
• Sending invitations
• Making logistical arrangements

• Keeping the meeting on track
• Dealing with overtime
• Holding participants accountable

• The basic essentials
• The extra touches
• Choosing a physical arrangement

• Running in and out
• Mobile phones and pagers ringing
• Off on a tangent
• Personality conflicts

• Overview of the choices available
• Things to consider
• Making a final decision

• What are minutes?
• What do I record?
• A take-home template
• Closing

• The chairperson
• The minute taker
• The attendees
• Variations for large and small meetings

• The 50 minute meeting
• Using games
• Giving prizes
• Stuffed with magic

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In-House training benefits:

• tailored to your needs and goals
• cost effective - from $140 per person (full day)
• you choose the day, place and time
• greatest impact in the shortest time
• tailoring ensures practical tools directly applicable to your workplace
• great team building opportunity
• more convenient, people don't need to go off-site

Ph: 1300 121 400

Tailored Delivery - standard

We will always tailor the delivery of your In-House Training course to ensure it is relevant to your team, and targeted at your learning goals. We can incorporate your company's examples and terminology to ensure you the training can be directly related back to your workplace. This is standard, and included in the price.

Your delivery options

We offer a range of different class types to suit your operational needs.

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