Meetings are a valuable tool for sharing ideas and information. However, conducting an effective meeting that enables results is much more complex than it may seem. This one-day training course is designed to teach employees of all levels how to conduct meetings that are: well-organized, time-efficient, and productive. Participants will learn how to determine and communicate the purpose of a meeting, confidently facilitate members’ progress toward meeting goals, and navigate common meeting setbacks. Training activities will also include evaluating meeting effectiveness and establishing best practices for technology-based meetings.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Recognize the critical planning steps that make meetings more effective;
• Develop facilitative behaviors that encourage participation and decision making;
• Identify tools that help create an open and safe forum for discussion;
• Practice techniques for managing participant conduct;
• Establish best practices for conference calls and other virtual meeting technologies; 
• Discover ways to successfully conclude meetings that require participant actions;
• Apply a process to evaluate meeting productivity for continuous improvement. 

Please complete the HR-1 Training Authorization Form to request classroom training. Your direct supervisor, departmental training coordinator and fiscal officer must approve the form. HR-1's received without proper approval will be returned to the Department's Training Coordinator.

You are not scheduled for the requested classroom training until you receive an official email confirmation from CLIP.

Fax your form to 609-777-2336. For any questions, please call the Registration Team at 609-777-2225.

Training Authorization Form