How to Make Meetings Work Quick Start
FAC-102 · 4 HOURS
Run meetings built to produce an actionable decision.
Treat meetings as decision-making events, not wandering conversations.
Course purpose
Design meetings by objective, run the core meeting types, engage participants and deal with difficult behavior.
Why take it
Many professionals lead groups toward a decision. This course treats each meeting as a decision-making event, designed around the decision it needs to produce.
You'll have the opportunity to
- Design a meeting around its objective.
- Run the core meeting types.
- Engage participants.
- Deal with difficult behavior.
Go deeper
Longer courses on the same topic, with more practice, coaching, tools and role-plays.
Your instructor
Michael Fraidenburg has taught with NWETC for over a decade and is known for his thoughtful approach. He is a Certified Mediator, an American Fisheries Society Certified Fisheries Professional and a Certified Virtual Facilitator.
He specializes in community, environmental, public policy, multi-party and science-intensive conflicts, and has taught facilitation skills for more than 20 years.
Course details
Anyone who leads groups to a decision.
- Meetings designed by objective
- The core meeting types
- Engaging participants
- Dealing with difficult behavior
For live-stream Zoom courses, you will need a computer and a reliable internet connection. You may wish to have a way to take notes.
For in-person courses, please bring a pen or pencil and notepad if you would like to take notes.