Chairing Official Meetings

Course description and benefits

This course is designed to equip business leaders, directors, committee chairpersons and senior managers with vital skills to ensure focus and achievement of aims and objectives when chairing professional meetings. It will enable participants to ensure that meetings are well structured and concise and that objectives are achieved within the available time frame.

Who will benefit

• All business people, including emerging and new entrepreneurs
• Directors in public/private sectors
• Trade union officials
• Political leaders
• Residents’ association representatives
• Senior managers
• Middle-line managers
• All employees
• HR professionals
• Middle-cadre officers
• Student union leaders
• Other interested stakeholders

Course outline

• Roles necessary for effective meetings
• The attributes of a good chairperson
• Making effective use of meetings agendas.
• Managing participation and group behaviour
• Why meetings fail

Course outcomes

On completion of this course, participants will:

• Recognize the importance of preparation.
• Know how to set expectations and manage distractions.
• Have tools for generating ideas and gaining consensus.
• Understand group dynamics.
• Know how to handle conflict impartially.
• Be able to summarize outcomes and ensure efficient follow-up.

Course format

The course is a combination of classroom time and learning workshops. Classroom sessions are inten­sive and participative and will include a variety of approaches such as lectures, group discussions and practical exercises. A number of guest lecturers will also make presentations, aiding the overall learning experience.

Presenters

The course presenters will include top-level industry experts and practitioners.

Course materials

In addition to comprehensive course notes, par­ticipants will be provided with course bags, core textbooks and a notebook.

Tea break and lunch will also be provided.