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Organising Successful Meetings And Discussions – And Make ‘em Productive!
Zzzz – !!!! – ????
Aren’t these three of the most appropriate punctuation marks that greet members at a meeting or a discussion before, during and after the proceedings?
Fret no more. This one-day lively workshop will get you organising a meeting with precision, hosting it with pride and concluding it with professionalism. Practical ways to turn a dull (zzzz) session into a useful and lively (!!!!) discourse that ends with everyone never doubting (????) what they need to do, or to follow up before the next meeting, if needed.
Let DR SUNNY GOH – discussion facilitator, staff secretary, meeting member and board chairman – who has been on both the giving and receiving end of meeting routines and complaints, relieve you of your despair – from preparation to discussion to progression. In his long career, Sunny has witnessed red tape and red faces where discussions could have filled pages of meaningless minutes, as well as brief discussions where small yet significant details were neglected.
It takes just a day (minus the zzzz, !!!! and ????) for this compressed workshop to show you how to organise, host or facilitate (or all three) successful meetings and/or discussions using office techniques and practical hosting and facilitation skills that make them effective and productive.
Objectives
At the end of the one-day workshop, participants will be able to:
- plan a meeting well – no zzzzzz;
- host a meeting well – no !!!!!!!!!; and
- end a meeting well – no ??????.
Outline
MAKING MEETING INCLUSIVE
- Meeting Plan
- Meeting Purpose
- Meeting Preparations (especially an inaugural meeting)
MAKING MEETING INCISIVE
- Room-laying
- Agenda-setting
- Timekeeping
- Turn-taking
MAKING MEETING PRODUCTIVE
- Facilitating
- Hosting
- Minuting or simple Notetaking
MAKING MEETING EFFECTIVE
- Preparations by all
- Participation by all
- Decision by all
- Action by all
- Follow up by all
Testimonials
“Sunny made meetings and technical writing look easy. Not an easy task when we have too much info and too little space.”
-Chapman International (Oct 2018)
“I half expect the course to be boring, and the other half to be difficult. Sunny made both ends meaningful.”
-PA (June 2017)
“Sunny is a clever facilitator – knows when to give, when to keep – good for those of us dealing with meeting overload.”
-PUB (Mar 2016)
Who should attend
Any officer who wishes to host a simple discussion or organise a large meeting will find the need to adopt and adapt office meeting techniques to ensure a successful outcome. Even the occasional organiser will benefit from understanding these dos and donts to be shared by our experienced Trainer.
Trainers
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Chrisashley TokChris specialises in personal development suites, from motivational workshops to psychological wellness programmes. She has curated many of the firm’s programmes on facilitation, mentoring, coaching and interpersonal communication. Her positive demeanour and easy-going personality endear her to her participants, especially undergrads and students. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Psychology under the firm’s scholarship.
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Dr. Sunny GohDr Sunny Goh has served in both the public and private sectors in his illustrious career, and is now a trainer-entrepreneur. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of six international firms across USA, Europe and South-east Asia, with businesses from leadership to IT. He has sat on both SAF Scholars Selection Board in Mindef and SPH Recruitment/Disciplinary Board in The Straits Times. He has trained cub reporters at the prestigious School of Journalism (later, Editorial Support Unit). He was previously a Council Member of the Singapore Red Cross and a mediator with the Ministry of Law.
As a certified trainer, he specialises in conducting writing, personal development and leadership programmes. He has a PhD in Education and obtained certification in Educational Psychology conducted by the National Institute of Education, and several training in virtual learning modules under Quality Matters.