Whether for work or our personal interests, we each belong to organisations and need to attend meetings. But they can be so... (let's just say it): BORING! - often long, rambling and seemingly aimless. Can't something be done about them? The answer is YES, and you as a meeting participant are an important part of that. This course looks at the problem and gives you 10 practical tips to make the meeting that you attend a better experience for you and others.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face / Online

SUGGESTED READING

• N E Renton, Guide for Meetings and Organisations
• John Cleese, Meetings Bloody Meetings (video excerpts available on YouTube)

COURSE OUTLINE

• Why do we have meetings?
• Are there better alternatives?
• Features of a bad meeting
• Features of better meetings

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Identify potential triggers for a meeting to 'go bad'
2. Identify practical alternatives to meetings and when they can be used
3. Identify 10 tips for making meetings better and use them as a reference going forward
4. Nominate one thing they will make their priority