Managing Meetings and Minutes Writing

Course Objectives

• Discuss the common problems and issues in meetings
• Explain the general’s rules of meetings that all participants shoud abide by
• Apply the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective meeting facilitator
• Elaborate how a meeting facilitator can play a positive and effective role while conducting a meeting
• Discuss the different personality styles of those attending the meeting – and how to communicate more effectively
• Identify passive, assertive, and aggressive behaviours – and steps to take in order to be in control of the situation
• Write minutes of the meeting in a structured and easy way

Target Audience

Open to all

Methodology

This module employs a practical workshop-style “active-learning” approach which includes interactive lectures, small group work activities and presentation, simulations, experience sharing, story analysis, games/group activities and case studies related to the organization’s actual business will be used as much as possible.

Course Modules

• MODULE 1 : WHY DO MEETINGS BECOME INEFFECTIVE?

• MODULE 2 : BEFORE THE MEETING : PREPARING FOR THE MEETING

• MODULE 3 : DURING THE MEETING : CONDUCTING THE MEETING

• MODULE 4 : THE ALL IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE MEETING FACILITATOR

• MODULE 5 : AFTER THE MEETING : WRITING THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING