Meeting Facilitation

Effective meetings rarely happen. Meaningful exchanges with one person can be difficult; exchanging information and ideas with several people can be a challenge. To many people meetings mean frustration and wasted time. Making Meetings Effective shows how to make the most of the time and brain power of the people gathered for a meeting. We focus on how we talk with each other and which verbal skills lead to high and low performance. Ground rules are used as a guide throughout the seminar to generate effective group and interpersonal behavior. To be able to successfully work together in groups, participants will practice following a proven strategy, that when followed consistently, many of the typical obstacles that occur in meetings are avoided. Come and learn by doing.

Making the group member the expert. Structure that honors & respects the individual.

Focusing on how we talk with each other assists us in learning to successfully work together in groups.

Exercise Puzzled. Individual goals do not supersede the group's goals. For a group to have success each individual within the group must also have success.

Exercise Once Upon A Time... Practice using the interactive verbal skills to tell a story.

Exercise Team Quiz Lecture. Participants learn and retain information about making meetings effective by playing this game.

Effective Meeting Roles & Definitions: Facilitator, instructor, group member, observer, scribe, time keeper, devil's advocate, monitor, content and process

Meeting Cycle Process: Planning, conducting meeting, carrying out between meeting assignments, etc.

Exercise Fish Bowl. Watching group dynamics is important when facilitating. Learn by watching others learn.

Strategy: Facilitating A Group In Inclusive Decision Making. This is a step by step approach to solving a problem that includes every person in the meeting.

Exercise Temple Treasure. Using the Ground Rules and the Strategy for Inclusive Decision Making, solve a problem as a group.


		Making Meetings Effective
	Effective meetings rarely happen. Meaningful exchanges with one person can be difficult; exchanging information and ideas with several people can be a challenge. To many people meetings mean frustration and wasted time. Making Meetings Effective shows how to make the most of the time and brain power of the people gathered for a meeting. We focus on how we talk with each other and which verbal skills lead to high and low performance. Ground rules are used as a guide throughout the seminar to generate effective group and interpersonal behavior. To be able to successfully work together in groups, participants will practice following a proven strategy, that when followed consistently, many of the typical obstacles that occur in meetings are avoided. Come and learn by doing. MAKING MEETINGS EFFECTIVE OUTLINE Ground Rules Purpose of Course & Core Values Self-Discovery Model Making the group member the expert. Structure that honors & respects the individual. Generating Effective Group & Interpersonal Behavior Focusing on how we talk with each other assists us in learning to successfully work together in groups. How To Tell The Difference Between Verbal Behaviors Exercise Buddies. Seek out group skills expertise of individual group members. Exercise Puzzled. Individual goals do not supersede the group's goals. For a group to have success each individual within the group must also have success. Individual & Group Evaluation Exercise Once Upon A Time... Practice using the interactive verbal skills to tell a story. Exercise Team Quiz Lecture. Participants learn and retain information about making meetings effective by playing this game. Assessing Your Group's Discussion An Approach to Debriefing Planning An Effective Meeting Effective Meeting Roles & Definitions: Facilitator, instructor, group member, observer, scribe, time keeper, devil's advocate, monitor, content and process Participant Responsibilities Meeting Cycle Process: Planning, conducting meeting, carrying out between meeting assignments, etc. Exercise Fish Bowl. Watching group dynamics is important when facilitating. Learn by watching others learn. Observing Group Process Group & Self Evaluation Strategy: Facilitating A Group In Inclusive Decision Making. This is a step by step approach to solving a problem that includes every person in the meeting. Exercise Temple Treasure. Using the Ground Rules and the Strategy for Inclusive Decision Making, solve a problem as a group. Observing Group Process Self and Group Evaluations Exercise Accolades of Praise Appendix: Physical Environment Considerations Desired Seating Style Meeting Action Plan (Form) Meeting Planning Check List Meeting Notification (Form) Meeting Resources Guide Meeting Worksheet Minutes of Meeting (Form) Guideline for Evaluations Evaluating The Meeting (Form) Plus Delta Evaluation of Presentation by a Trained Observer
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