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1 day625,-
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- Pleasant venue with a good trainer
- Small groups
- Inspiring and motivating
Work consultations, departmental meetings, steering groups: meetings take up a lot of time, and that time has to deliver something. In this course you learn how to make that happen.
Description
Meetings are needed to keep collaboration running smoothly and to keep everyone aligned. But when the agenda overruns, discussions go round in circles or decisions are not followed up, the meeting achieves little. A well-run meeting saves time, money and frustration.
In this course you look at the entire cycle surrounding a meeting. You learn how to draw up an agenda that works, how to take control as chair without stifling the contributions of others, and how to deal with difficult situations. Body language is also covered, because the posture of participants often says more than their words.
You practise with concrete situations from your own working life and are given tools you can use the very next working day. Afterwards you will know how to keep a meeting short, focused and constructive.
Topics
- Drawing up a meeting checklist
- Determining the objective of the meeting
- Types of meetings and choosing the right format
- Timing, frequency and choice of participants
- Using the agenda as a guide
- Leading the meeting: from opening to any other business
- Conversation techniques and chairing
- Tasks of the chair and the participants
- Recognising and making use of roles in a meeting
- Dealing with difficult situations and difficult participants
- Giving feedback during the meeting
- Taking minutes and managing action points
- Reading and using body language
- Progress check afterwards
Result
After this training course you put meetings together with a clear purpose and know which format suits which aim. You keep the agenda tight, lead the discussion with an overview and deal effectively with difficult participants or discussions that have stalled. You recognise roles and body language within the group, give feedback where it helps and make sure decisions and action points are followed up.
Target audience
This training course is suitable for anyone who regularly attends or chairs meetings and wants to get more structure and results out of them. Think of chairpersons, project leaders, team leaders, managers, secretaries and participants in work meetings, departmental meetings or steering groups.
Teaching method
The training course alternates theory with practice and reflection. You work with situations from your own practice and experiment with new behaviour, so that you notice what effect it has. The group is small, which leaves room for personal attention and feedback from the trainer and other participants. You decide for yourself what you take back to your work.
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge is required. It is useful, however, if you attend meetings regularly, so that you can put what you have learnt straight into practice.
Comments
The content may vary slightly from group to group. In an intake beforehand we take stock of learning objectives and practical experience, so that the course matches them.
In-company
Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.
Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.
Language
The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.
