At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
– Know how to differentiate the different kinds of meetings;
– Prepare a meeting, start a meeting, conduct a meeting, conclude a meeting;
– Organize the methodology and the setting up of a meeting: define goals, short and long term objectives, choose aids and media, understand the concepts of time and space;
– Use appropriate facilitation techniques depending on the goals and time constraints;
– Identify and regulate disruptive behaviours and group phenomena;
– Monitor the meeting.
Facilitating or participating in meetings is essential in a business manager’s life. This course aims to develop the students’ life skills and professional skills in accordance with the meeting goals, the participants’ and one’s own personal goals.
This course is organized as a 2-day seminar (consecutive days), in groups of a dozen students. It offers individual exercises, scenarios and role plays, individual and group analysis through collective exchanges and theoretical inputs. This course requires an active participation and strong personal involvement. The concepts covered are :
– concrete organization: time, space, aids, synthesis, minutes, personalized action plan;
– The meeting progress : the different stages, from preparation to the conclusion;
– The main facilitation techniques;
– Roles, functions and statuses of the different protagonists: the facilitator, the secretary, the participants, guests;
– Disruptive behaviour and regulation: the flow of speech, stress management, silences, digressions.
