The Art of Facilitating and Chairing Good Meetings

Course Overview

As a result of this programme participants will be know how to;

· Use a facilitative approach to running both online and in-person meetings

· Overcome the typical challenges facing the chairperson when leading discussions

· Develop a support structure and processes to achieve maximum engagement

· Adapt personality preferences to create engagement

· Create a safe environment to build trust

· Manage large groups and keep people actively engaged

· Manage more vocal and quieter participants

· Deal with difficult personality types and keep discussions on track

 · Adapt personal conflict management preferences to facilitate and diffuse conflict

· Handle confrontation, resistance and unexpected challenges effectively