Productive Meetings in Less Time
Meetings are often criticized as an unproductive waste of time. This does not have to be the case. Well-planned and well-facilitated meetings take less time and help to create a more informed, engaged, and productive workforce. Time spent attending productive meetings is time well spent.
During this presentation, you will learn:
- when to meet . . . and when it is better not to meet
- how to calculate the real cost of your meetings
- alternatives to meetings
- 8 reasons that meetings fail
- 3 stages of a meeting
- how to write an agenda that will reduce meeting time by 25 per cent
- 3 words that should never appear in a meeting agenda
- what’s wrong with topical agendas
- who to invite to attend your meetings . . . and who should not attend
- techniques to help participants prepare for meetings
- 3 decision-making techniques
- 4 meeting-related roles
- 6 processes for dealing with agenda items
- 5 steps to better decisions
- 13 ways to stimulate discussions
- techniques for dealing with disruptive behaviours
- what to include in meeting minutes and what to omit
- 5 ways to ensure meeting follow-up
- how to evaluate the effectiveness of your meeting
Your Options
The program descriptions found on this website are meant only as a starting point. Nelson will work with you to create the presentation that best meets your requirements.
Most programs can be offered as a keynote, a convention break-out, or a half- or full-day workshop . . . or even longer.
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