A meeting without structure goes everywhere at once: a timed agenda and the right format change everything.
Optimize how you prepare meetings by defining their structure. Discover the key elements that keep your meeting flowing smoothly and your participants satisfied.
15 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + EN
You will walk away with
- a timed agenda that saves time on the day
- how to choose the facilitation method and format based on your goal
- Parkinson's Law applied to meetings
Target audience
Anyone who leads or takes part in meetings.
Learning objectives
- Define the agenda and sequence of a meeting.
- Time each segment ahead of the meeting to save time once it starts.
- Choose the best facilitation method to achieve the desired outcome.
- Adapt the meeting format to fit your objectives.
Module outline
- Articles
- The reality: 56% of employees attend meetings they consider pointless
- The facilitator's empathy
- Parkinson's Law and its implications
- Expert video“Defining Your Meeting Framework”4'51The 3 essential questions: agenda, method/format, and meeting location
- AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to dig deeper and lock in what you've learned
- Memo cardA downloadable coaching memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
