TRAINING
Running Effective Meetings
Equip your teams with the skills, techniques, and confidence needed to lead meetings that get results
OVERVIEW
Empower your team to lead meetings that matter
Meetings are a vital part of organisational life. When run effectively they can drive innovation, strengthen communication, and ensure that teams stay aligned on their goals.
Our Running Effective Meetings course is designed to equip your managers and team leaders with the skills, techniques, and confidence needed to lead meetings that get results. Unlike generic training programmes, this course is carefully tailored to the specific needs of your organisation, ensuring every participant gains practical skills they can use immediately to transform how they run meetings and engage their teams.
COVERED
Course Content: Running effective meetings
Participants in our Running Effective Meetings course will gain the practical tools to:
- Plan and structure meetings for maximum impact.
- Set clear agendas and objectives that keep discussions on track.
- Manage different personalities and encourage balanced participation.
- Use facilitation techniques to guide productive, inclusive discussions.
- Keep meetings concise and focused, without sacrificing depth or creativity.
- Handle difficult conversations and prevent conflicts from derailing meetings.
- Follow up effectively to ensure accountability and sustained action.
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EXPERTS
Who delivers the Running Effective Meetings training at Further?
All of our communication skills training is delivered by a trainer that is expert in their own, very specific area of communication skills.
WHY?
Why effective meetings matter
Teams that are great at running efficient, focused meeting benefit in lots of ways.
- Save valuable time and reduce meeting fatigue, boosting overall productivity.
- Foster collaboration and strengthen team relationships.
- Improve decision-making by keeping discussions focused and purposeful.
- Increase employee engagement by ensuring every voice is heard.
- Build leadership confidence by empowering managers to run meetings with clarity and control.
THE CHALLENGE
How do I know if my team needs meeting skills training?
If your managers or team leaders are experiencing any of the following challenges, it might be time to invest in meeting skills training:
- Regularly running over time without achieving clear outcomes.
- Struggling to keep participants engaged or on topic.
- Failing to follow up on agreed actions, leading to missed opportunities.
- Experiencing conflict or tension that disrupts collaboration.
- Receiving feedback that meetings are seen as a drain on time and energy.
GOING FURTHER
What additional support will your people receive?
Following the training, all participants will receive follow-up notes and feedback, a personal online coaching session and access to our full library of communication skills resources.
This additional support is all focused on ensuring that the new skills that your team discover during the training are successfully applied in practice within their roles.
RESULTS
How is the success of the training measured?
We measure the confidence and competence of all learners before, during and after the training session.
The results are recorded, analysed and presented to you in an easy-to-read report.
Our goal is to ensure that all of the training that we deliver is as effective as possible and that you can clearly demonstrate the impact that your learning and development budget has achieved.
FURTHER READING
Not ready to book training just yet?
If you’re still exploring how to run better meetings but not quite ready for a full course yet, here are two highly recommended books on the topic:
"Death by Meeting" by Patrick Lencioni
A practical guide to turning meetings from a painful necessity into a productive advantage.
"The Art of Gathering" by Priya Parker
A powerful exploration of how to bring people together in a meaningful way, both in business and beyond.
