Conducting Effective Meetings


Abstract

Leadership in meetings requires a rare combination of attitude, personal qualities and proper use of principals an techniques. Leaders must be stimulators and directors of discussions. During the course of a meeting it is conceivable that the leader may also have to be a planner, promoter, interpreter, judge, moderator or referee. Reaching the objective of the meeting is the primary responsibility of the leader. In this course you will learn to reach your objectives. Numerous surveys have shown that more than 80% of all meetings waste time, suggestions are given to make meetings more productive, wasting less time. Common group situations are discussed and how to correct those which are not adding to the goals of your meeting. Finally, common individual situations are discussed and solutions to the problems.

Who Should Attend

All engineers and managers should attend this course.

Benefits of Taking the Course

You will learn how to conduct an effective meeting, wasting less of your company’s staff’s time. You’ll learn effective strategies for dealing with difficult people, keep discussions on the right track, and organize, plan and communicate your ideas more effectively in meetings.