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Home > Professional Development > Management & Leadership > Conducting Meetings Conducting Meetings Book a course: Choose your location: Sydney Brisbane Select a date: Choose a date... 16 Sep 10 - 16 Sep 10 -- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 14 Jan 11 - 14 Jan 11 -- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Price: $550.00 inc. GST Duration: 1 Day Print Preview | Send to a friend    Learning Method: Instructor Led Duration: 1 Day Overview: In this course, students will learn how to effectively plan and execute an effective meeting. Target Audience: This course will benefit any individual who is involved in the running or organisation of meetings. Key Participant Benefits: Gains vital preparation and meeting management skills to create time efficiencies and effective action oriented meetings Helps create an effective leadership image Increases staff satisfaction and therefore manageability Key Business Benefits Boosts an organisation’s productivity through time saving Meeting participants stay alert and enthused rather than bored and disinterested Increases effectiveness of meeting outcomes Outline: Lesson 1: Fundamentals of conducting meetings The purpose of meetings Benefits of a meeting Understanding types of meetings Identifying misconceptions about meetings Planning meetings Creating an effective objective Scheduling a meeting Preparing an agenda and taking minutes Identifying types of minutes Participating in meetings Managing the flow of a meeting Motivating a productive discussion Keeping a conversation focused Closing meetings Closing a meeting Evaluating a meeting's effectiveness Taking an agreed-upon action Distributing minutes Lesson 2: Managing meetings The role of leaders Meeting leaders Understanding the role of a leader Decisions and ideas Steps for making decisions Generating an option Identifying the best option Implementing an option Eliminating groupthink Negative effects of groupthink Characteristics of groupthink Preventing groupthink Lesson 3: Conflicts, climates, and difficult personalities Resolving conflicts Resolving conflicts in a meeting Identifying difficult personality types Meeting climates Characteristics of a positive climate Characteristics of a negative climate Building a positive climate Lesson 4: Communicating as meeting leaders Communicating clearly Using effective language Communicating assertively Communication styles to avoid Enhancing relationships with participants Lesson 5: Listening effectively and asking questions Improving listening skills Barriers to listening effectively Steps to become an active listener Asking effective questions Types of questions Lesson 6: Non-Verbal Communication Nonverbal communication Discussing nonverbal communication Communicating through body positions Communicating through voice qualities Interpreting nonverbal communication

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