Meeting Magic: Facilitation & Planning Skills for Human Resource Professionals & Managers

This Course is approved by HRCI and SHRM Recertification Provider.

 

Overview:
How many hours a day do you spend in meetings? How many of those hours are wasted because people go on and on, interrupt one another, haven't prepared adequately, or just refuse to participate? Studies have found that over 50% of meeting time is wasted. More than 90% of the attendees admit to checking their phone during the meeting, 73% busy themselves doing other work, and 39% fall asleep! This webinar helps meeting leaders, facilitators, and members learn how to make meetings work. You'll learn how to plan meetings, delegate roles and turn discussions into interactive sessions. You'll learn how to be a skillful facilitator, who can stop meeting bullies & bring out Silent Sam's. You'll find out how to encourage all attendees to get their ideas heard and leverage divergent viewpoints & handle difficult people. Human Resource professionals will gain the skills to work with senior leaders in a more assertive and effective manner

Why should you Attend: To develop the skills to plan, facilitate, and evaluate meetings to decrease the number and length of meetings while gaining more active participation from meeting attendees.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Determine when to have meetings
• Utilize different types of meetings
• Prepare efficient agendas
• Start meetings on the right track
• Facilitate discussions & solicit productive meeting interaction
• Turn destructive conflict into constructive action
• Manage meeting interruptions
• Stay on schedule & deflect time wasters
• Evaluate & follow up meetings

Who Will Benefit:

• Managers
• Supervisors
• Leaders
• Human Resource Professionals
• Shift Leaders
• Sales & Marketing Professionals
• Customer Service Professionals
• Executives
• Development Directors
• Board Members
• Office Managers
• Volunteers
• Coordinators

 

Instructor: Judi Clements, President of Judi Clements Training & Development, in Clifton Park, NY, is a veteran training professional who offers training, coaching and webinars in the areas of management, communication, professional development, and customer service, who offers cutting-edge programs with a “laugh-while-you-learn” approach. She is a New York State certified teacher, trained mediator, and qualified Myers Briggs ® Personality Type expert. She is a recipient of the American Society of Training & Development’s “Corporate Trainer of the Year” award and the Girl Scouts’ “Outstanding Community Leader” award. Visit her on www.judiclements.com. You Tube. Facebook, Linkedin, Google +, and Twitter.