Course Objectives:
- Demonstrated their understanding of the role, skills and behaviours appropriate to
- effective group meetings
- Discussed the stages in preparing for a meeting and demonstrated their recognition of different types/purposes of meetings
- Recognised the importance of meeting preparation and an effective agenda
- Recognised the relative impact of verbal and non-verbal behaviours
- Practised listening , questioning and summarising skills
- Examined ways of exercising influence in groups and identified their own
- favoured style
- Demonstrated their understanding of the role of the participant in a meeting
- Discussed and examined ways of dealing with individual and group behaviour,
- conflict and awkward participants
- Practised group consensus and decision making techniques
- Demonstrated their skill at controlling progress, managing time effectively and
- ensuring focus on the key issues
- Agreed the format for effective minutes and follow up procedures
Price: £450 + vat
Dates
- Wednesday 7th May 2025
- Wednesday 2nd July 2025
- Wednesday 3rd September 2025
- Wednesday 5th November 2025
Follow on course:
Facilitating at meetings
The course looks at meeting facilitation, influencing, managing group behaviour within meetings and how these skills can be utilised to achieve the required results.