Running Virtual Meetings

1-2 Day Programme

A 1 - 2 day programme aimed at individuals who want to develop their existing meeting skills so that they can apply them effectively to running virtual meetings.

This programme will enable participants to understand the role of virtual meetings in today's business environment and equip them with a set of strategic processes and skills that they can use to plan, run and follow up effective virtual meetings.

Programme Content

  • The role of virtual meetings in today's business environment
  • Planning virtual meetings
  • Introducing virtual meetings to new and existing teams
  • Maximising participation in virtual meetings
  • Navigating an agenda in a virtual environment
  • Ideas generation, problem solving and decision making in a virtual environment
  • Recording virtual meeting minutes, actions and outputs
  • Using technology to deliver virtual meetings
  • Planning to overcome common barriers to effective virtual meetings
  • Following up virtual meetings
  • Maintaining group momentum post virtual meeting

Business Benefits

By the end of the programme participants will be able to:

  • Use virtual meetings as a way of reducing travel costs and time whilst maximising meeting effectiveness
  • Design engaging virtual meetings that are aligned to business objectives
  • Integrate virtual meetings with the way that their team does business
  • Create a virtual meeting environment that maximises participation
  • Develop and navigate meeting agendas that are suitable for a virtual environment
  • Facilitate a group through to achieve the predefined objective of their meeting
  • Generate ideas, solve problems and make decisions in a virtual environment
  • Use technology to enhance the flow of information and exchange of ideas
  • Anticipate and overcome the barriers to truly effective virtual meetings
  • Maintain group commitment to achieve actions generated as a result of virtual meetings

Additional Benefits

Participants attending this programme will receive:

  • A full colour reference manual on the principles of designing and running virtual meetings
  • A running virtual meetings checklist and toolkit pack with strategies that can be used back at work to maximise the effectiveness of their virtual meetings

 

Testimonials

"The team are starting to get really engaged in virtual meetings now and the saving on travel has made a big impact on team expenses"

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