Effective Meeting Skills Training Course

Practical strategies for efficient, collaborative and focused meetings

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Meetings are a vital part of organisational life, providing the opportunity to share ideas, solve problems and make important decisions. However, without the right structure and skills, meetings can consume valuable time without delivering meaningful outcomes. Surveys indicate that employees devote approximately four hours per week to meetings (twice that for managers), with more than half of this time regarded as unproductive.  

This practical programme equips learners with the techniques and strategies to ensure that every meeting they lead or contribute to is purposeful, engaging and productive. Through interactive learning, participants will gain the confidence to manage discussions, handle challenges and achieve agreed actions that move objectives forward.

The content can be extensively tailored, ensuring that every element reflects the organisation’s culture, priorities and operational realities.

This highly interactive programme blends proven techniques with practical application, ensuring learners can immediately apply their new skills on return to the workplace.

Topics include:

Principles and best practices for managing meetings
Starting with purpose and setting expectations for success
Creating clear, realistic agendas
Defining and managing meeting roles for maximum productivity
Encouraging inclusive and open discussions
Managing disruptive situations and behaviours
Summarising discussions, confirming actions and outlining next steps

This course is ideal for anyone seeking to improve how they lead or contribute to meetings. It benefits professionals across all sectors who wish to ensure their time in meetings delivers tangible results.

The training is particularly beneficial for:

Administrators and support staff
Team leaders and coordinators
Professionals contributing to cross-functional meetings
Project managers
Managers and supervisors

English Language Competency
A good standard of written and spoken English is important to engage effectively with this programme.

On successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:

Apply the core principles of effective meeting management.
Design clear and realistic agendas to maintain focus and engagement.
Identify key meeting roles and fulfil their associated responsibilities to maximise productivity.
Lead constructive discussions that foster collaboration and result in clearly defined actions for follow-up.
Reflect on and enhance their personal approach to participating in or leading meetings, ensuring contributions are purposeful and aligned with meeting objectives.

By developing these skills, learners will be able to transform meetings into powerful tools for progress and collaboration.

Our tutors are experienced professionals with extensive backgrounds in leadership, facilitation and communication. Each tutor brings real-world experience, sector-specific insights and a passion for practical training. Their focus is on building learner confidence through engaging, hands-on exercises and personalised support.

Learners benefit from guidance rooted in practical knowledge and a commitment to helping them succeed.

Gina Ryan

Gina Ryan has over thirty years’ experience in people managem...

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We use a highly interactive, practical methodology rooted in experiential learning. This ensures that every learner has the opportunity to apply new techniques, receive feedback and reflect on personal development throughout the course.

Support elements include:

Pre-training consultation for in-company courses to tailor content to learner and organisational needs
Facilitated skills practice sessions recorded for feedback and individual reflection, allowing learners to experiment in a safe, supportive space
Guided post-training reflective activities designed to embed learning, support behavioural change and identify future goals
Optional personalised coaching sessions (either one-to-one or group-based)
Live training is available virtually or delivered onsite to suit the needs of the team

Class sizes are generally limited to 12-15 participants to support personalised learning and individual support.

Completing this programme provides a strong foundation for further professional development in leadership and communication.

Next steps may include:

Coaching Skills for People Managers
Leading and Managing People - QQI Level 6
Project and Programme Management Courses

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Course Code

LPD004

Duration

0.5-1 training day

Delivery Mode

Available for In-House and delivered through virtual classroom training.

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