Leading And Chairing A Meeting - One Hour Crash Course

In just one hour, this course will give you expert training in the role of leading or chairing a meeting

What you'll learn

Gain an understanding of how to run any type of meeting effectively

How to set outcomes and structure the meeting to achieve these

How to establish an agenda and timings to ensure your meeting is focused and effective

Gain an understanding of your responsibilities before, during and after the meeting

How to keep control of the meeting and facilitate interaction

How to recognise disruptive behaviour, and deal with conflict

Requirements

This course is designed to cover all relevant information for individuals who will be chairing or leading meetings.

No prior experience or learning is necessary.

Description

Leading and Chairing a Meeting - A One Hour Crash Course is a rapid and effective way for you to learn how to effectively lead or chair different types of meeting. The course offers key techniques and approaches to effectively lead a meeting that runs to time, achieves all of its objectives and engages participants in the discussion.  In the course, we cover how to lead a discussion based meeting, a "for information only" meeting and a decision panel-style meeting.  A unique aspect of this course is you will learn about how to lead meetings from an instructor (Professor James Smith) who actually leads and chairs different types of meetings daily, including interview panels, faculty meetings, grant funding decision panels, Fellowship panels, advisory board meetings, employment disputes and mediation meetings, seminars, as well as meetings with industry partners and government officials. He has chaired meetings in Europe, in the United States, South America and also in Asia and India.In this course, we establish effective approaches that you can use for establishing your leadership in chairing meetings, and you will learnHow to run any type of meeting effectivelyHow to structure your meeting to achieve tangible outcomesWhat your responsibilities are before, during and after the meetingHow to ensure you control the meeting from start to finish, and promote engagement with the meeting participantsHow to deal with conflict and disruptive behaviourThis course is focused upon the really key information that you need to learn, and can be completed in just one hour, meaning that you will be well prepared to lead or chair your first meeting in less time than it takes to hold the meeting itself!Your instructor, Professor James Smith, is an established and popular instructor on the Udemy platform.  Feedback that he has received from Udemy students includes;"Very easy to understand and the instructor spoke slowly enough that I could let the information sink in" - KW"Very informative and thorough. Getting ready to take the next course.  The assignments with the instructor's example following were very helpful" - KRThis course is ideal for you if you areAn inexperienced individual who intends to chair or provide leadership meetingsAn experienced individual who chairs meetings, decision panels, or advisory boardsA senior manager who regularly meets with colleagues from their own company, or external industry, government, public sector representativesBusiness leaders who meet with international contacts, collaborators or co-workersConsultants who meet with clients from different sectorsCourse StructureModule 1 “Getting Ready for the meeting” covers everything you need to know about your role as the Chair or Leader of a meeting, how to set an agenda and appropriate timings, and how to ensure that you can effectively manage introductions and setting expectations.Module 2 “Running the meeting” covers all aspects of chairing the meeting itself. This module covers how you go about establishing the purpose of a meeting together with the decision points and effective time management. It also covers best practice for how you manage and interact with the people in your meeting, from techniques that encourage them to contribute, as well as providing tangible examples of disruptive behaviour and excellent approaches for how to deal with these effectively and quickly.Module 3 “Wrap up and post meeting” covers post meeting actions and responsibilities, as well as how Any other business or AOB can be dealt with at the close of a meeting. This module also talks about reviewing the effectiveness of a meeting to ensure your continued personal development.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction and Learning Outcomes

Section 2: Getting Ready For The Meeting

Lecture 2 Your Role As The Leader Or "The Chair"

Lecture 3 The Agenda And Timings

Lecture 4 Introductions And Responsibilities

Section 3: Running The Meeting

Lecture 5 Establishing The Purpose And Decision Points

Lecture 6 Ensuring Views Are Heard

Lecture 7 Dealing With Conflict Or Disruptive Individuals

Lecture 8 Keeping To Time

Section 4: Wrap Up and Post Meeting

Lecture 9 Post Meeting Actions And Follow-up

Lecture 10 Review Of Effectiveness

Inexperienced Individuals who intend to chair or lead meetings,Experienced individuals who chair meetings, decision panels, or advisory boards,Senior staff who meet with colleagues from their own company, or external industry, government, public sector representatives,Business leaders who meet with international contacts, collaborators or co-workers,Consultants who meet with clients from different sectors