Course: Successful Meeting Management and Attendance

Course Summary:

In a church setting, there are many opportunities to bring together two or more people for a meeting. Mastering solid meeting management skills can greatly improve your church’s effectiveness and reach. This 25-minute course will help you plan, conduct, participate in, and follow up on meetings appropriately, and achieve buy-in from participants.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify different types of meetings and the relevant skills and processes involved
• Have solid guidelines to effectively plan for and conduct a successful meeting, and proactively delegate and follow up on assigned tasks afterward
• Know what you need to about meeting etiquette and how to get the most out of a meeting as an attendee

Key Topics Include:

• Types of Meetings: Status Update and Problem-Solving; Innovation, Planning, and Decision-Making; Information-Sharing and Team-Building
• Dynamics and Skills Involved in Different Meeting Types
• Conducting a Successful Meeting
• Meeting Preparation
• Building a Meeting Agenda
• Agenda Topic Relevance and Time Constraints
• Preparing Your Meeting Space
• Meeting Layouts: Boardroom, U-Shaped, Classroom, Theater
• The Meeting Itself
• Conducting the Meeting to its Close
• Meeting Follow-Up
• Meeting Etiquette for Attendees
• Common Gripes About Poorly Managed Meetings

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