Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome from the Instructor

    • Introduction: The Purpose and Value of Meetings
  • 2

    Module 1: Meeting Structure

    • Introduction

    • Lesson 1.1: Fit the Meeting to the Purpose

    • Lesson 1.2: Operations Meetings

    • Lesson 1.3: The Overflow Meeting

    • Lesson 1.4: Business Builder Meetings

    • Lesson 1.5: Strategic Horizons Meetings

    • Lesson 1.6: Sample Meeting Structures
  • 3

    Module 2. Setting Your Meeting Up for Success

    • Introduction

    • Lesson 2.1: Building a Good Agenda

    • Lesson 2.2: Getting the Right Attendees

    • Lesson 2.3 Item Sponsors

    • Lesson 2.4: When to Defer

    • Lesson 2.5: Building Great Primers
  • 4

    Module #3: Chairing a Meeting

    • Introduction

    • Lesson 3.1: How to Start a Meeting

    • Lesson 3.2: Ice Breakers and Mindset Shifters

    • Lesson 3.3: Ground Rules

    • Lesson 3.4: The Roundtable

    • Lesson 3.5: How to Close a Meeting
  • 5

    Module # 5: Facilitation Techniques

    • Introduction

    • Lesson 5.1: How to Get a Juicy Conversation

    • Lesson 5.2: Balancing Participation

    • Lesson 5.3: Staying on Track

    • Lesson 5.4: How to Shorten a Meeting
  • 6

    Module #7: Common Challenges

    • Lesson 7.1: Reducing Passive-aggressiveness

    • Lesson 7.2: Dealing with Emotions

    • Lesson 7.3: Addressing the Meeting Skipper

    • Lesson 7.4: Running Virtual Meetings
  • 7

    Tools to Embed and Sustain

    • Tools for Meetings

    • Meeting Boosters