Meeting Facilitation Skills

Objectives

Understand the concept of meetings and how to organize them.

Understand the types of meetings and the main stages of the process of managing, organizing, and coordinating them.

Understand the coordination role before and during meetings.

Understand time management and its role in organizing and holding meetings.

Understand how to formulate decisions and recommendations issued by effective committees and meetings.

Understand the ability to use computer systems and modern tools to prepare and present committee reports and meeting minutes.

Methodology

This program includes practical applications designed to apply skills, enabling each participant to hold a mini-workshop, where they can apply all the facilitation skills they have learned (from opening to closing). They will also receive feedback from the trainer, which aims to reinforce the points they have learned. Good and addressing areas that need improvement in the new facilitator's performance.

Target Audience

This course is essential for managers who must facilitate outcomes in meetings, task forces, or project teams, or managers with groups under their direction, as well as managers who act as internal consultants.

Target Competencies

S.M.A.R.T. methodology, which consists of ten basic principles for facilitating and leading meetings.

Take control of meetings and workshops and ensure consensus among attendees.

Trigger attendees in meetings and workshops, harnessing their energy and desire to participate and implement decisions.

Overcoming negative atmospheres within meetings and workshops.

Preparing for meetings or workshops properly.

How to start and end meetings or workshops effectively.

Keeping attendees focused during meetings or workshops and overcoming distractions.