The Art of Meetings Course
The Art of Meetings Course
Hosted by Barbara Jackson
16 Training Modules on CD or DVD
Are all of your organization's meetings necessary and worthwhile? Do participants receive the agenda and materials in sufficient time to prepare for the meeting? Are all of the participants necessary to complete the meeting's agenda in attendance? At the end of the meeting, is there a consensus on outcomes and next steps? Is follow-up completed as agreed? If you can't answer yes to these questions, you need this workshop! Meetings are the largest consumer of organizational resources, yet they are convened with less thought than where to eat lunch. If as few as five people a week feel that they have been to only one unnecessary meeting, or that a meeting was a waste of their time, your organization is wasting at least $50,000 a year! More than 5 people? More than once a week? Start doubling and tripling that number!!!
Trainer: Barbara Jackson
Barbara has over twenty years of management and consulting experience. She is a member of the Makau Board of Directors and is a Director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Commission. Barbara has been a pioneer in the field of distance learning working with several of MIT’s distance learning center’s many off-shoots and other web-based learning startups. Barbara has helped large organizations, States, and International Governments achieve sustainable growth and high performance. A few of her clients have included Time Magazine, United Nations Development Program, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Harvard Graduate School of Design, and various organizations within GE Capital’s European Division.
Course Outline - The Art of Meetings
Cost of Meetings
Planning the Meeting
Components of Successful Meetings
Identifying the Right Participants
Agendas
The Four Meeting Roles
Participant
Chairperson
Facilitator
Scribe
Conducting the Meeting
After the Meeting
Virtual Meetings
Implementing What You Learned
Conclusion
Post Course Quiz
