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SkillSoft Explore Course

Collections     Accelerator 2.0: Business Skills and Productivity     Communication Curriculum
Have you ever attended a meeting or presentation that left you feeling frustrated? Despite their reputation for sometimes wasting time, meetings remain one of the most effective tools for sharing information, presenting ideas, and making decisions – if facilitated well. Meetings can be very productive; many issues can be resolved, and participants can feel grateful they attended.
In this course, you’ll learn how to kick off meetings and how to ensure maximum participation and buy-in. Then you'll be introduced to what to do when meetings go off track, when to intervene, and how to deal with productivity problems. You'll also learn how to close and follow up on a meeting.

Objectives

Leading Meetings Effectively

  • list steps that are common to conducting both regular and task force meetings
  • describe how to facilitate decision-making to maximize participation and buy-in
  • respond appropriately when discussion goes off track in a meeting
  • recognize statements that represent best practices for intervening in a meeting
  • identify the best approaches for dealing with a given productivity problem in a meeting
  • specify the responsibilities of the meeting leader with respect to closing and following up after the meeting