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Chairing Effective Meetings
Make every meeting count
A practical one-day course for chairs and vice-chairs – a structured approach that makes every meeting successful and leads to a clear outcome. Delivered at your premises or live online.
LengthHalf day or 1 day
LevelAll levels
FormatsIn-house · Live online
Group sizeUp to 6 per group
About the Chairing Effective Meetings course
This one-day instructor-led course has been developed to help the Chair and Vice-Chair manage and chair effective meetings. It sets out a structured approach to making each meeting successful – from clarifying the objective and preparing a purposeful agenda, to keeping control on the day and measuring progress afterwards – so that every meeting achieves what it set out to do.
Looking for the wider view? See our Managing Effective Meetings and Minute Taking courses. Browse all our management & leadership training courses, or run this course as a live remote class via Microsoft Teams.
- Free training needs analysis before your course
- Tailored with your real workplace scenarios
- Free post-course telephone & email support
Purpose
Clarifying the objective – and checking it is achievable.
Preparation
Timing, agenda-setting and avoiding the time-wasting traps.
In the Room
Creating the right atmosphere, keeping control and encouraging participation.
Follow-Through
Minutes that count, accountability for action and measuring progress.
What the day covers
4 modules · tailored to your team on in-house courses
What’s the Purpose of the Meeting?2 topics
- Clarifying the objective
- Is it achievable?
Preparation6 topics
- Timing – for whose benefit?
- Setting the agenda with the objective in mind
- Circulating well in advance
- Avoiding time-wasting traps
- Allocating time scales
- What do you want attendees to prepare?
Holding the Meeting6 topics
- Formal openings and creating the right atmosphere
- Sticking to the agenda and handling irrelevant information
- Handling negativity and keeping control
- Encouraging participation
- Minutes that count and accountability for action
- Formal closing and circulating minutes
After the Meeting3 topics
- Did the meeting determine a clear outcome?
- Measuring progress towards achieving objectives
- Appreciating improvements in performance
Ways to book this course
In-House or Live Online
Half-Day Group Course
£495+ VAT
Total group price · Half day · up to 6 people · + £45 + VAT per additional attendee
- Focused on the essentials
- At your premises or via Microsoft Teams
- Reference materials & certificates
In-House or Live Online
Full-Day Group Course
£795+ VAT
Total group price · One day · up to 6 people · + £45 + VAT per additional attendee
- Tailored to your teams and situations
- At your premises or via Microsoft Teams
- Reference materials & certificates
New! · Customised at Your Premises
With Professional Actors
Quote
Tailored quote · Full day · any group size
- Scenarios written around your organisation
- Real practice with trained actors
- Trainer plus actor(s) at your premises
In-house half-day and full-day prices are per course for up to 6 attendees, plus £45 + VAT for each additional attendee. The actor-led option is quoted individually and is not limited by group size.
Who the course is for
Who should attend
Anyone whose role includes organising and chairing meetings – board and committee chairs, vice-chairs, managers and team leaders. No previous training is needed.
More than just a training day
Dedicated account managerOne named contact who knows your organisation and your history with us.
Pre-course evaluationFree skills check forms so every delegate lands on the right level.
Course tailoringWe plan and customise closed courses around your roles, systems and files.
CertificatesA Keys Training certificate for every attendee, for training records and ESR.
Management feedbackPost-course feedback reviews so you can see what landed.
Free aftercareTelephone and email support for every delegate after the course.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
Chairs, vice-chairs, managers and anyone else whose role includes organising and chairing meetings – from board and committee meetings to regular team meetings.
How is it different from Managing Effective Meetings?
This course focuses on the chair’s role – purpose, preparation, control and follow-through. Managing Effective Meetings takes a broader look at planning and running meetings for everyone involved.
Can the course be delivered remotely?
Yes. The in-house fee covers delivery at your premises or as a live online class via Microsoft Teams – same trainer, same content, same materials.
Can the course be tailored to our organisation?
Yes – every in-house course starts with a free training needs analysis, so the examples, exercises and emphasis are built around your organisation and the situations your people actually face.
What is the actor-led option?
Our actor-led option adds professional actors to the training day, so your managers practise real conversations with someone who responds exactly as a colleague would – and get feedback on how it landed. Find out more about training with professional actors.
What do attendees receive?
Every attendee receives reference materials and a course completion certificate, and we provide free post-course telephone and email support.
Training a larger group?
Our half-day and full-day in-house prices are based on groups of up to 6 people, and the actor-led option can be run for any group size. If you have a larger team, or several teams to train, please speak with one of our team to discuss this further. We will help you work out the best way to run it and put together a tailored quote.
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Speak with a training advisor to arrange a tailored chairing skills course for your team – at your premises, live online or with professional actors.
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