Welcome to the Chairing a Meeting with Confidence course. You are on your first project and must organise and manage the project kick-off meeting.  What do you do first?  Do you create the agenda or the invitation list?  How do you run a meeting?  What preparation do you need? 

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The first step in making your meeting effective begins with your planning and preparation activity. Determining the purpose of your meeting, who should attend, and the location of the meeting will form the foundation on which you will build your agenda, decide what materials you need, and identify the roles each attendee will have in the meeting. Sufficient planning and preparation will help reduce any stress you may experience from managing a meeting. 

This module consists of 7 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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The last module dealt with the participant planning aspect of your meeting. In this module, you will learn how to gather the things you need to help facilitate the meeting more effectively.

This module consists of 6 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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You are now ready to set up the meeting space. There are many things to consider when determining what needs to be included in your set-up. In the last module, you planned for the things you need. In this module, you are going to put it all together. Although this may seem like a trivial step, you should not take it for granted. The difference from an okay meeting to a remarkable meeting could be the small details. Let us begin with the basics. 

This module consists of 5 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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This module consists of 5 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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In this module, you will learn the role of the Chairperson, Minute-taker, and Attendees. Finally, you will learn how to vary the roles for large and small meetings. Let us begin first by identifying the role of the Chairperson. 

This module consists of 6 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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Chairing the meeting is a leadership role. You must be ready and able to stand up and kick off the meeting without sounding nervous or uncomfortable. Your ability to communicate early in the meeting sets the tone of the meeting. Chairing a meeting effectively takes time to develop and requires practice. 

This module consists of 5 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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In this module, you will learn techniques on how to keep your meeting on track, how to deal with overtime and how to hold participants accountable. Doing all this requires focus and a sense of doing what is right for the sake of all your attendees.  

This module consists of 5 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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Disruptions in the meeting are bound to happen. Personal technology keeps participants constantly connected to the outside world. Frequent disruptions could impede the effectiveness of your meeting and become distracting to those who are focused on the meeting. 

This module consists of 9 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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Earlier in this course, we discussed the importance of the minute-taker. In this module, you are going to learn the details of how to take meeting minutes. First, we are going to discuss the purpose of the meeting minutes. Second, we are going to discuss what to record throughout the meeting and finally, we are going to review a template that will help facilitate the minute-taking process.

This module consists of 6 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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Many times, meetings can be seen as boring events that people have to attend. That does not have to be the case for your meetings. You can incorporate various elements to make them more interesting. Making the most of your meetings does not have to involve a lot of preparation. It just requires creativity and imagination. Let’s take a look at some ways we can make our meetings fun.

This module consists of 6 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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Meetings get a bad reputation. Most of us have complained about “having too many meetings” or “wasting time in unproductive meetings” at one point or another. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With effective preparation and facilitation, you can get the greatest return on your time investment.

This module consists of 2 lessons which must be completed in sequential order.

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