Do you have the confidence to actively participate in meetings, sharing your ideas in an engaging way? Can you communicate clearly and concisely to achieve goals? Is it challenging for you to take complete and well-structured meeting notes?

This practical course will develop your skills in confidently presenting ideas in an appealing and impactful way during meetings. You will also develop the ability to take highly relevant meeting notes, capturing key information clearly and concisely. As a result, you will benefit from stronger meeting performance, leading to increased productivity and achieving meeting objectives.

Objectives

  • Take complete, clear and structured meeting notes for efficient and effective follow-ups
  • Communicate proactively, clearly and concisely in meetings to achieve desired outcomes
  • Deliver messages in an impactful, engaging way in meetings to connect with others and build relationships

Benefits

  • Enhance your credibility and impact through proactive, clear and engaging communication in meetings
  • More engaged, productive and focused meetings, leading to improved collaboration and decision-making
  • Project a professional image and benefit from increased productivity through stronger meeting performance

Workshop outline

Meeting skills fundamentals 

  • Analysing common meeting types, purposes and roles 
  • Evaluating your meeting skills and setting personal goals 

Taking effective notes during in-person and online meetings 

  • Identifying reasons for note-taking in meetings
  • Employing effective note-taking habits 

Actively participating in in-person and online meetings 

  • Analysing common barriers to participation 
  • Using strategies to positively engage in discussions 

Planning and structuring your contributions for in-person and online meetings 

  • Preparing for meetings 
  • Structuring your contributions 

Presenting ideas with impact in in-person and online meetings 

  • Making an impact with verbal communication 
  • Project an engaging and confident presence with non-verbal communication 

Building and maintaining rapport in in-person and online meetings 

  • Identifying techniques for building rapport 
  • Connecting with others during meetings 

Contribute to decision-making in in-person and online meetings 

  • Following a decision-making meeting process 
  • Participating in decision-making discussions

Meeting skills mini-clinic 

  • Analysing meeting scenarios 
  • Setting goals and action planning to strengthen your meeting skills at work 

Workshop timetable and price

Delivery: Face to face
Location: Lisbon - Principe Real
Duration: 12 hours
Dates: 27th May to 26th June
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Times: 19.00 to 20.30
Regular price:  280€

Minimum CEFR Upper-Intermediate (B2) English level is required to participate in this workshop.