Length: 1 day
Description: In the business world, it is essential for everyone in the workplace to work together to get the job done, and this often involves meetings. For most of us, meetings are a part of the daily work routine, but as often becomes the case, that is what many meetings begin to feel like–routine. MEETING SKILLS FOR LEADERS (formerly titled EFFECTIVE MEETING SKILLS) is just the sort of back-to-basics guide to organizing and conducting productive meetings every manager, supervisor, or team leader needs to get ideas and find inspiration to energize and motivate their groups. Every aspect of planning and preparing for a successful meeting is covered, from selecting participants to arranging facilities and equipment and leading effective discussions. A special section on conducting virtual meetings, an increasingly common trend in the business world today, has also been added to this third edition.
Table Of Contents:
Part 1: The Effective Meeting
Defining an Effective Meeting
Information or Decision-Making?
To Meet or Not to Meet
Face-to-Face, or Virtual?
Developing an Agenda
Selecting Participants
Notifying Participants
Choosing a Meeting Time
Solutions to Common Meeting Problems
Planning the Effective Meeting
Part 2: Facilities and Equipment
Guidelines for Facilities and Equipment
Meeting Room Checklist
Guidelines for Visual Aids
Guidelines for Projector Screens
Projection Methods
Arranging Virtual Meetings
Teleconferencing
Videoconferencing
Computer Conferencing
Part 3: Conducting Meetings
The Meeting Leader’s Role
The Major Components of a Meeting
Structuring Information Meetings
Presenting Information Effectively
Conducting a Question-and-Answer Session
Structuring Decision-Making Meetings
Generating Alternatives
Choosing Among Alternatives
Criteria-Based Decisions
Criteria-Based Rating
Criteria-Based Ranking
Criterion-Based Paired Comparison
Part 4: Leading Effective Discussions
Stimulating Discussion
20 Tips for Generating Discussion
Handling Difficult Situations
Understanding Conflict
Managing Conflict
Part 5: Improving Meetings
An Improvement Model
Evaluating Meetings
Meeting Evaluation Forms
Providing Feedback
A Model for Effective Meetings
The Necessary Steps to an Effective Meeting
Being a Productive Participant