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DescriptionRun engaging, productive group sessions with practical guidance and expert advice Running Great Workshops & Meetings For Dummies delivers the tools managers need to facilitate engaging and rewarding group sessions. Written by two highly experienced leadership and coaching consultants, this book provides practical, hands-on instruction that can help you turn your meetings and training sessions around. Boost productivity by engaging attendees from the start, scheduling with time and energy levels in mind and keeping to a clear agenda. You'll learn the skills that will help you get the most out of every group session and discover which seemingly small details can have a huge impact on outcomes. The current global recession has increased the emphasis organisations place on skills development and training throughout the world. While specialised service organisations exist, many companies lack the means to outsource their training needs or invest in specially trained staff to get the job done. Running Great Workshops & Meetings For Dummies presents a solution by providing clear group leadership instruction with immediate applications to employees in any department. Running Great Workshops & Meetings For Dummies provides practical advice you can put to work today. Author descriptionJessica Pryce-Jones and Julia Lindsay are joint CEOs of the iOpener Institute for People and Performance, an international consultancy headquartered in Oxford, UK. iOpener helps organisations achieve their commercial goals and makes this happen with great meetings and workshops. Over the past 10 years, iOpener has delivered approximately 15,000 workshops world-wide. Table of contentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Meetings and Workshops 7 Chapter 1: The Business Case for Better Meetings and Workshops 9 Chapter 2: Planning Your Meeting 21 Chapter 3: Planning Your Workshop 47 Chapter 4: Getting Ready for the Big Day 77 Part II: Running Great Group Sessions 105 Chapter 5: Handling the Start of Your Session 107 Chapter 6: Continuing Your Meeting or Workshop 135 Chapter 7: Dealing with the Tough Stuff: Troubleshooting 161 Chapter 8: Handling What Happens Next 189 Part III: Building Your Skills 207 Chapter 9: Building Participants' Knowledge and Practise 209 Chapter 10: Running Focus Groups 233 Chapter 11: Taking It to the Next Level 253 Chapter 12: Running Remote or Virtual Meetings and Workshops 285 Part IV: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 13: Ten Common Mistakes on the Day 309 Chapter 14: Ten Things You Have to Do When the Pressure Is On 317 Index 325 |