Meetings are an essential part of organisational life. However, many people report spending too much time on them for results that are not always as productive as they would like!
This training provides you with the methodology, dynamic facilitation techniques, and practical advice to prepare, facilitate, and conclude your meetings effectively. The goal is to move your projects forward concretely and save time on meetings.
Before
Digital learning activities to prepare yourself for the training and its implementation:
- Defining your training objectives
- Conducting a self-assessment of your skills
During - Group Session
1 - Preparing for a successful meeting- Define a concrete objective to achieve by the end of the meeting
- Engage participants beforehand, using simple tools
- Choose your facilitator stance
- Structure the meeting and select appropriate facilitation techniques for each stage
In practice: Experimenting with various preparation and facilitation techniques
2 - Guiding the meeting to achieve the objective by leveraging the group's strengths- Crafting the introduction to assert your leadership as the facilitator
- Harnessing the strengths of the group
- Guiding the group towards the objective
- Securing participant commitment by the end of the meeting
- Organising to distribute the minutes promptly after the meeting
In practice: Meetings simulation and tool experimentation
3 - Handling difficult situations during meetings- Handling objections and resistance from participants with flexibility
- Enhancing confidence in dealing with challenging participant behaviours
- Identifying best practices to strengthen success in hybrid and remote meetings
In practice: Preparation and simulation of challenging meetings
After
Digital learning activities to facilitate the implementation of your learning in the workplace:
- Ready-to-use tools
- Micro-practicing programme by email
Assessment
An online questionnaire to assess your acquired skills
Available languages