Managing & Chairing Meetings

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IPFMA Skillnet
Location of Course Dublin and Galway
Learning Outcomes At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify clear objectives (both task and process / people) for their meetings
• Run effective meetings which make both them and their company look good
• Leverage the two key meeting documents: the agenda and the minutes / action list
• Manage the meeting for maximum participant engagement and collaboration
• Effectively manage contributions including those invited to present to the meeting
• Ensure quicker, higher quality decisions which participants feel motivated to accept/implement
• Ensure swift and clear follow up on agreed actions
Download Application Form http://www.ipfma.com/ipfma-skillnet/training-courses/maintenance-safety/
Further Enquiries Jane Igoe
Learning and Development Manager
P: 01 644 5520
m: 085 852 0166
e: jigoe@ipfma.com
Course Content Employees typically spend between 25% and 75% of their time at meetings – and estimate that 60% of the time is wasted. And it’s not just the financial waste – it’s the waste of people’s enthusiasm, of good ideas, of people’s time. This can be a particular problem for property and facility managers who have to participate in and chair a wide range of meetings, including project meetings, team meetings, client meetings, and Annual General Meetings. A variety of problems cause this waste of time including unprepared participants, challenging behaviours, death by PowerPoint’ and unclear objectives. This half-day morning workshop works on two levels – both harnessing people’s energy as well as looking at practical ways to organise and chair better quicker meetings.

One of the big issues with meetings is that participants feel that there is a lot of sitting around. This course will be run in a very interactive way, so that participants experience a variety of techniques including techniques to:
• generate ideas
• stimulate discussion,
• assess and sort information
• rank priorities / preferences
• assess engagement / commitment to decisions.

These techniques can easily be used by participants in their own meetings.

Pre-course
Participants are circulated with an agenda / description of the course and asked to:
1. Read the HBR article ‘How to Make Every Meeting Matter’ by Tom Krattenmaker

2. Complete and return a pre-course questionnaire

Participants will receive:
• A bound notebook containing comprehensive notes, exercises, copies of slides, checklists and templates.

Subjects Taught • Introductions
• What makes an effective meeting?
• How to leverage the two key meeting documents: agenda and action list
• Encouraging and managing participation
• Better decision-making
Duration Time: Registration at 08:45, commencing at 09:00 and finishing at 13:00.
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No