Training & Workshops

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Great Meetings! Inc. training offers:

• top–notch meeting management and facilitation training designed specifically for your needs. And if you aren’t sure exactly what you need, contact us for a free consultation to determine what would best enhance your organization’s meeting culture
• Knowledgeable, engaging trainers and coaches with years of experience in training as well as in-the-trenches facilitation
• Highly interactive training methods with practice, video feedback and one-on-one coaching opportunities
• Substantial savings for your organization by making every meeting highly productive

We customize our training programs to match your company’s culture, needs and time frame. Every participant receives a copy of the Great Meetings! Great Results book, its companion, The Training Workbook and support in creating an individualized action plan to assure application of new skills back in the office. The organization is invited to create a step-by-step plan to transform all its meetings into great meetings.

Select from the following time-proven options, or create your own design:

Introduction to Great Meetings! Want to change your meeting culture? Are you ready for a commitment to great meetings throughout your organization? If so, bring the authors in and get a Great Meetings! culture started in your organization. In this short program, designed specifically for your needs, we will introduce everyone to the key concepts they need to hold great meetings. You will see immediate improvement in your meetings including clear results and employee satisfaction!  The session will include the book, Great Meetings! Great Results for the participants and a guide for using the book to transform the quality of each and every meeting.

Great Meetings! Management Skills: In just one day you can transform how your company manages meetings. This program is designed to give everyone who attends or leads meetings the key skills for assessing whether a meeting is really necessary, how to prepare for a meeting, and the basic principles of structuring a meeting for success.  If you’ve been looking for a program to strengthen your organization's teams, this is it: build a common culture for great meetings while increasing productivity and employee satisfaction!

Great Meetings! Facilitation Skills: Strengthen your ability to lead and facilitate meetings. This training is for anyone who leads or facilitates meetings. Facilitation Skills runs from three to five days, depending on the needs of participants.  It includes work on planning for and designing meetings, tools and techniques, interventions to keep meetings on track, managing conflict in meetings and using graphics.  Multi-day sessions provide time for facilitation practice and feedback.  As we’ve said, anyone can learn to become a skilled facilitator. This is a fabulous way to hone your leadership skills!

Great Meetings! Facilitation Workshop in Maine: Are you interested in becoming a skilled facilitator and exploring the seashores of Maine at the same time? Then contact us about this wonderful opportunity to participate in a 3-day course in our beautiful Maine setting. In this workshop you will learn and practice how to plan for and design meetings, choose and use the right tools and techniques to maximize your group's potential, step in to keep meetings on track, manage conflict in meetings and use graphics to capture the thinking of the group.  This is a proven way - and place - to hone your leadership skills!