Workshop on Effective Meetings
Bad Meetings Waste the Future You Could Have Had with a Result
If you're reading this, you're probably fed up with bad meetings . . .
- that go on and on
- that accomplish nothing
- that cause problems
If you want to improve the meetings in your organization, then we need to talk.
This workshop shows people how to hold effective meetings where everyone works together as a team, making decisions, reaching agreements, and finding solutions.
So call to tell me about your meetings and what you want to accomplish.
(714-528-1300)
This workshop shows people how to hold meetings that end with results.
Your group will learn how to set up, conduct, and participate in effective meetings.
They will learn the difference between holding a meeting and hosting a party.
They will learn how to lead meetings that make money for your business.
You need this workshop if ...
- Your meetings last too long
- Your meetings fail to end with results
- People spend too much time in meetings
- Your meetings produce results that no one supports
- Meetings end with a decision to call another meeting
- Meetings prevent people from finishing their work
After this workshop people will be able to ...
- Plan meetings that produce results
- Conduct efficient, effective meetings
- Find solutions, make decisions, and reach agreements that others will support
- Deal with unproductive participants
- Capture results so that people take action after the meeting
- End meetings effectively
How this will change your organization
- People will treat meetings as a business activity
- Meetings will produce useful results
- Meetings will be held only when appropriate
- Meetings will take less time
- The work in a meeting will be more focused, more orderly, and more effective
Return on your investment
- If your organization eliminated one (yes, just one) unproductive meeting, the savings could pay for the workshop
- Participants will hold meetings that take your business into the future
- Imagine, for example, what you could accomplish if you spent half as much time in meetings
What you can expect to happen during the workshop
- My workshops involve the participants. This is based on modern adult learning strategies that let the participants discover new ideas.
- The participants will spend most of their time in this program participating in miniature meetings.
- They will spend the day in a dynamic, safe learning environment that treats everyone with respect.
What won't happen during this workshop
- We won't do things that embarrass people or waste their time
- No one will be asked to quack like a duck or walk like a penguin
- We won't make people reveal their most embarrassing secret from high school
- No one will have to swing from a tree, climb a cliff, or jump in a lake
- We won't sing songs or dance in a chorus line
- No one will be asked to wear a goofy hat, strange costume, or someone else's shoes
- We won't learn a new, secret vocabulary
Applications for this workshop
- Training on Effective Meetings
- Training on Leadership Development
- Continuing Education Workshops at Conferences
- Concurrent Sessions at Conferences
- Management Retreats
Why Steve Kaye?
You get an expert with 20 years of real-world corporate experience who has been applying the techniques in this workshop since 1983. He is a Certified Professional Facilitator (with the International Association of Facilitators) and author of three books on Effective Meetings.
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Caution: People who attend short, effective meetings will have more time to work on tasks that make money for your company. This may cause some confusion until they figure out how to use the extra time.
When you want results, call an expert.
Call Steve Kaye at 714-528-1300.
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