Inefficient meetings cost money
Boring meetings demotivate staff
Good meetings encourage team spirit
Directors Meetings Courses London
Meetings often waste huge amounts of expensive time and fail to meet their objectives. All participants can thus be very disappointed. Research indicates that most people who conduct meetings have had no formal training whatsoever in this important area. The skills are not difficult to acquire and this one day course will equip delegates to conduct productive meetings which achieve their objectives.
Indicative content
- The most common problems with meetings
- The importance of planning and preparation
- Preparing a proper agenda
- Boardroom behaviour and rules of engagement
- Practical techniques for controlling meetings includes listen skills
- Dealing with the important issue of timing
- Supporting attendees and building their ideas
- Gaining acceptance for your own view
- Processing the discussion
- Summarising
- Action points
- After the meeting
Your facilitator for this course is Francis Bergin.
![]() | Francis Bergin attended Wexford School, Ambassador University, U.S.A. and trained as a Chartered Secretary and Accountant at Unilever PLC. He has spent a great deal of his business life in boards of companies, national charities and Tribunals. He has also been Master of two City Livery Companies. For the past twenty years he has been training company directors at the Institute of Directors and elsewhere and his courses have proved highly popular and effective. |
Please check here for the working schedule for all our courses including Running Directors' Meetings.
Our courses and workshops fill quickly, so ring early to avoid disappointment. Please contact Francis on: 01582-462300 or by emailing francis@collegeofpublicspeaking.co.uk.
Please call Francis for to discuss your requirements.
Testimonials
'Francis Bergin is the best course leader I have ever had - making it interesting and entertaining.'
'This is probably the best course I have ever taken. Francis Bergin is a superb trainer.'
'Francis Bergin is the best course leader I have ever had - making it interesting and entertaining.'
'Probably the best course leader /tutors I have ever met.'
'Incredibly useful course.'
'Thoroughly enjoyable - worth every penny.'
'I found the course extremely valuable and it gave my confidence a boost.'
'Fun - hands on - and increased my confidence.'
'Well structured and thorough.'
'The course was fantastic.'
'Excellent course which exceeded my expectations.'
'Francis is a superb tutor. Very energising and committed to the course. Inspirational and encouraging.'
'Excellent through and through.'
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