Ask any IT professional at any level how much time they spend in meetings and you'll hear, "too much!" Dig a little deeper and the problem becomes apparent, "Our meetings aren't that productive and rarely achieve the desired outcomes."

Like successful projects, successful meetings don't just happen. In today's IT environment with overworked staffs and increasing client demands, we can't afford to continue wasting thousands of hours and dollars every year on poorly planned and run meetings.

This half-day workshop will give you and your team the skills, tools, techniques, and skill practice needed to coordinate and manage excellent meetings with each other, internal clients, and vendors. A case study provides all participants with an opportunity to practice and apply their new skills and tools to ensure progress towards improving the meeting culture.

AT THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:

• Prepare, conduct, and participate in an effective meeting
• Boost IT's meeting productivity and image
• Standardize your IT meetings
• Understand the four purposes for meetings and methods for maximizing each one
• Utilize five different meeting roles
• Apply six decision-making techniques
• Handle opposing viewpoints when consensus needs to be reached

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