Course Length: One or two days
To schedule this program for your workplace, contact the Management Education Group at 480-705-9394 or click here.
Course Overview:
This engaging and interactive session presents the principles necessary to run an effective, facilitated meeting. Based on the classic book, How to Make Meetings Work, by Michael Doyle and David Straus, this workshop allows participants to fully explore the four main roles played in a group meeting. Emphasis is on the skills used by the neutral facilitator to help the group solve problems and make decisions. In addition to facilitation and group management skills, participants will be exposed to examples and ideas related to the effective preparation for a meeting, including agenda development and room set-up. Handling difficult meeting participants will also be discussed. As a result, participants leave the workshop with increased confidence in leading any kind of facilitated meeting.
Target Audience:
This workshop is appropriate for anyone who is responsible for guiding a group’s progress or leading group meetings. The contents can also be tailored to meet the specific needs of the participants. For example, if the participants are likely to conduct public meetings, the examples and practice exercises can be tailored to reflect these situations.
Course Objectives:
Participants can expect to:
Increase their confidence and competence as a facilitator and meeting leader
Practice numerous tools for meeting planning, idea generation, and consensus building
Learn ways to involve all team members and gain commitment to the solution
Develop ground rules with the group to help guide their interactions
Manage “problem” participants with effective techniques
Facilitate a 15-minute meeting using appropriate attitudes and skills (in two day session)
Course Outline:
I. The trouble with meetings
II. Components of effective facilitation
III. Generating ideas with a group
IV. Bring the group to a decision
V. Facilitation practice