Training course

Chairing Effective Meetings

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

  • 3 Hours
  • Online or in person
  • Private courses available
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Prerequisites

  • There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Who it's for

  • 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

  • Comprehensive course materials and exercises
  • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues

Course content Back to top

  1. 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 dates and prices Back to top

Prices are per delegate and exclude VAT.

  • Friday 11 December 2026

    Virtual, live online 9:30–16:30

    £345+ VAT

Can't make these dates? Ask about a private course on a date that suits you.

Training a team?

Run this course privately, on your dates

  • Bespoke Bespoke 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.
  • Private Flexible 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.
  • Virtual These courses can be attended from anywhere.

What delegates say Back to top

“The trainer was fantastic, an absolute credit to the company. Very well presented and engaging throughout very knowledgeable.”
L.R., Excel Level 3

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“I won’t be afraid to use Excel anymore”
K.W., Hart Biologicals, Excel Level 2

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“Structuring my training in a way my trainees will get the best training from myself”
A.W., Thermo Fisher Scientific, Train the Trainer
“Trainer was great! Very enthusiastic. Delivered extremely well and user friendly”
D.B., Edinburgh Woolen Mill, Excel Business Intelligence using Excel Power Tools

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“Efficiently working in sheets quicker”
J.P., Intermarketing, Excel Level 2
“Very satisfied with this training, would recommend it! The presenter was very professional and friendly!”
A., Excel Level 2
“Brill, as always, the trainer is lovely! Welcoming, friendly, helpful”
V.K., Managing your Inbox using Microsoft Outlook
“The whole course has been beneficial and informative”
N.E., Engie, Excel 2016 Business Intelligence using Excel Power Tools

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Please contact us to discuss your Chairing Effective Meetings course, we have many solutions available to ensure you receive the best training possible.

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