Understand the different kinds of meetings you could have and the goals you could accomplish with them
Set their own goals, create their own agendas, and make effective meeting plans and arrangements
Know when to use slides and how best to create them
Understand different ways to involve your attendees and get them working together
Know what do to in the weeks, days, and hours before your meeting starts
Start off strong in your meeting and accomplish your goals
Know what to do after the meeting's over
Did you know that in the US alone in 2017, $37 billion dollars spent on “unnecessary” and “unproductive” meetings?
If you believe that, then you wouldn’t be surprised to find out that:
- 90% of meeting attendees admit to “daydreaming”
- 73% of employees admit to working on unrelated tasks during meetings
- Only 27% of meetings are run with an agenda
Ridiculous, right?
So the question then becomes… are YOU making your meetings as effective as possible?
Chances are that you’re not.
In this course we’re going to learn the best & most efficient ways of learning how to prepare for, manage, and run everyday meetings.
We’ll cover:
- Different kinds of meetings you could have and the goals you could accomplish with them
- How to set our own goal, create your own agenda, and make effective meeting plans and arrangements
- When to use slides and how best to create them
- Different ways to involve your attendees and get them working together
- What do to in the weeks, days, and hours before your meeting starts
- How to start off strong in your meeting and accomplish your goals
- What to do after the meeting’s over
At the end of this course, you’ll have the confidence and the skillset needed to pull off a flawless meeting. Increase your team’s productivity, improve engagement, and improve your status within your team.
Welcome & Getting Started
1
Course overview
2
Do you really need a meeting?
Preparing Your Meeting
1
Selecting your topic and setting your goal
2
Choosing the right kind of meeting
3
Meeting planning and logistics
4
Section 2: Review & Recap
Creating Your Meeting Materials
1
Creating your agenda
2
Using slide presentations
3
Planning for interaction and collaboration
4
How to avoid meeting disasters
5
Section 3: Review & Recap
Conducting Your Meeting
1
Pre-meeting best practices
2
Starting off strong
3
Leading your meeting
4
Accomplishing your goals
5
After the meeting
6
Section 4: Review & Recap
Wrapping Up
1
Conclusions
2
Course summary
3
Bonus Lecture
Productivity Hacks to Get More Done in 2018
— 28 February 2017
- Facebook News Feed Eradicator (free chrome extension) Stay focused by removing your Facebook newsfeed and replacing it with an inspirational quote. Disable the tool anytime you want to see what friends are up to!
- Hide My Inbox (free chrome extension for Gmail) Stay focused by hiding your inbox. Click "show your inbox" at a scheduled time and batch processs everything one go.
- Habitica (free mobile + web app) Gamify your to do list. Treat your life like a game and earn gold goins for getting stuff done!