Efficient Meetings

Description

Effective meetings activate, utilize and consolidate the participants’ and business resources.

In an environment with a high level of responsibility, managers and professional experts make decisions that are profound and far-reaching. Given the fast pace and the increasing internal and external business demands, the largest time- and energy-saving potential lies in conducting effective meetings. Whether you lead meetings or ‘just’ participate in them, you always have the responsibility of shaping goal-oriented interactions. Natural business solutions has designed an effective meetings workshop to teach professionals how to make their meetings more effective.

Workshop Content

We cover:

• reflections on the impact of your person, appearance and message
• boosting the participation of all stakeholders
• expressing your core message clearly and unequivocally
• decision-promoting and efficient reasoning
• identifying and avoiding meeting obstacles in advance
• organizing post-meeting activities
• ensuring the accountability of participants and results through effective follow-up procedures

Outcome

In this workshop you will learn how to reflect upon your own attitude and communication style in interactions and increase your impact in your meetings. You will learn how to speak up politely, deal with interruptions and strategically place your point-of-view. Also, you will be trained to formulate core statements to make your message clear, distinct and unambiguous.

Advantages

After completing the workshop, you will be able to:

• establish the necessary rules and framework for productive meetings
• communicate project and meeting objectives clearly (SMART)
• engage participants in meaningful and goal-oriented collaboration
• contribute to/lead a productive meeting dynamic
• guide participants towards decision-making and commitment
• conduct disciplined and professional meetings

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is for:

• All professionals who strive to reach the next level of professionalism in their career by reflecting and further enhancing their competences
• Employees at entry level who wish to gain a wide variety of professional skills (basic)