Training Course
Chairing Effective Meetings
3 Hours
Meetings are costly of both time and money. A poorly structured and managed meeting will waste the time of everyone, will cost the time of everyone, and make people dread attending in the future.
This course aims to showcase the skills and knowledge needed to chair a meeting successfully
Course Overview
Meetings are important for management and communication. When it comes to the serious stuff, face-to-face meetings are effective because they outdo the written words of emails and memos, and out-perform the effectiveness of telephone conferencing.Meetings are costly of both time and money. A poorly structured and managed meeting will waste the time of everyone, will cost the time of everyone, and make people dread attending in the future.
This course aims to showcase the skills and knowledge needed to chair a meeting successfully
Course Prerequisites
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- There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Target Audience for this Course
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- This course is appropriate for anyone with responsibility for chairing a meeting. It will equip the first-time chairman with the knowledge and skills awareness needed to become effective in the role. It will help those with limited experience become more confident and proficient. It will inform the more experienced practitioner with a view to enhancing their effectiveness, and broadening their skill-set.
Included with this course
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- Comprehensive course materials and exercises
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues
Course Content
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Key Topics
Why meetings fail
Meeting types and structures
The importance of time and place
The skills of a good chairman
Understanding group behaviour
The planning process
Roles and responsibilities
How to make intelligent interventions.
Public Scheduled Course Dates
Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
19 Sep 2025
Virtual Course
£275
31 Oct 2025
Virtual Course
£275
12 Dec 2025
Virtual Course
£275
Private Training
Flexible dates, location and content. All prices exclude VAT.
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Public Scheduled Courses
Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.19 Sep 2025Virtual Course£27531 Oct 2025Virtual Course£27512 Dec 2025Virtual Course£275 -
Private Courses
Flexible dates, location and content. All prices exclude VAT. -
Chairing Effective Meetings Course Options
Please contact us to discuss options for this courseBespokeBespokeBespoke private training can be based on an existing course or a number of lessons taken from several courses, we can also write bespoke courses for you based on your in-house systems or development program.PrivatePrivateFlexible course content, flexible training date(s), flexible location(s), variable course length, private to your organisation - Courses can be held at one of our training venues or at another location convenient to you. Training can be set over a number of days or weeks to allow for practice time between training sessions.VirtualVirtualThese courses can be attended from anywhere.
- Virtual Training
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C.B. Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, Document Storage in Microsoft Office 365
What were the most useful aspects of the course
"Practical work recommendations that can be applied in the office."
M.S. Great North Air Ambulance Service, Time Management
"I found the course exceptional, [the trainer] was extremely helpful throughout. He catered for all abilities, myself being a beginner didn't ever feel out of my depth. I found each section of the module valuable, particularly the method of having some practical learning in between listening."
J.M. British Engines, Adobe InDesign Level 1
"I have picked up lots of shortcuts and things I didn't know before today which I will use going forward"
K.M. Kaefer, Excel Level 3
Any other comments or recommendations
"Trainer was good at delivering the info and being helpful"
R.S. ENGIE Fabricom, Excel Level 1
"A very good course, thanks."
S.F. Nissan, VBA Essentials using Excel
What were the most useful aspects of the course
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R.R. EGGER, Adobe InDesign Level 1
"Very pleased with the course, trainer ensured we all had understanding before moving on"
T. Westrock, VBA Essentials using Excel
Public Scheduled Courses
Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
19 Sep 2025
Virtual Course
£275
31 Oct 2025
Virtual Course
£275
12 Dec 2025
Virtual Course
£275
Private Courses
Flexible dates, location and content. All prices exclude VAT.
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Oakville, 14 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
0191 377 8377
ittrainingsolutions.co.uk
Printed:6/18/2025 5:08:03 PM