Leading Effective Meetings

Name: Leading Effective Meetings
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Learn how to effectively plan, run, & manage meetings of any kind. Increase your team's productivity & participation

Created byPracticalGrowth Learning

Last updated 12/2025

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What you'll learn

Understand the different kinds of meetings you could have and the goals you could accomplish with them
Set their own goals, create their own agendas, and make effective meeting plans and arrangements
Know when to use slides and how best to create them
Understand different ways to involve your attendees and get them working together
Know what do to in the weeks, days, and hours before your meeting starts
Start off strong in your meeting and accomplish your goals
Know what to do after the meeting's over

Course content

5 sections • 20 lectures • 59m total length

Course overview2:00
Learn to run engaging and effective meetings by setting goals, creating agendas, preparing materials like slides beforehand, and involving attendees to ensure productive, enjoyable sessions for any meeting type.
Do you really need a meeting?5:19
Learn to decide if a meeting is necessary by asking key questions about readiness, whether it will move work forward, collaboration needs, and information sharing.

Selecting your topic and setting your goal3:48
Select a clear topic and define a concrete goal to guide your meeting, invite the right people, and ensure attendees leave with tangible outcomes.
Choosing the right kind of meeting5:21
Choose the right kind of meeting by defining the topic and goal, then plan to invite the right people across informational, kickoff, status, stand-up, training, strategy, and client meetings.
Meeting planning and logistics4:16
Plan every meeting detail, from venue and time to attendees, speakers, staff, and required materials and equipment, then ensure technology and travel needs are ready.
Section 2: Review & Recap

Creating your agenda4:07
Create a clear meeting agenda by outlining topics in order, assigning speakers, and allocating time, including breaks and time for questions to drive focused discussions.
Using slide presentations4:26
Learn when to use slides in meetings, and design them to support key moments: titles, stories, processes, terms, trends, and calls to action, while keeping slides simple and brand-aligned.
Planning for interaction and collaboration3:58
plan for interaction and collaboration by including activities like hand-raising questions, teamwork tasks, creative prompts, icebreakers, and polls, both in person and in virtual meetings.
How to avoid meeting disasters4:28
Prepare for meetings to prevent disasters by handling delays, missing speakers, and tech glitches, backing up slides, using whiteboards, and sharing materials; keep participants engaged and on track.
Section 3: Review & Recap

Pre-meeting best practices4:21
Plan logistics, reserve space, and coordinate materials before meetings. Send invites, set deadlines for slide materials, and share review questions in advance to speed decisions.
Starting off strong4:27
Start meetings on time and set clear goals to engage attendees from the outset. Outline the agenda, invite quick interactions, and lead confidently to keep the discussion focused.
Leading your meeting3:28
Lead your meeting by keeping it on track, engaging participants, and resolving disagreements to reach the goal. Use an agenda, time checks, and transitions to connect topics and involve everyone.
Accomplishing your goals3:57
Plan with clear goals, invite the right people, and ask the right questions. Ask targeted questions by meeting type to uncover needs, budgets, timelines, and next steps.
After the meeting3:00
Schedule the next meeting, ideally during the current one or with recurring invites, and share notes detailing decisions and responsibilities to sustain progress.
Section 4: Review & Recap

Requirements

Anyone can take this course

Description

Did you know that in the US alone in 2017, $37 billion dollars spent on "unnecessary" and "unproductive" meetings?

If you believe that, then you wouldn't be surprised to find out that:

90% of meeting attendees admit to "daydreaming"
73% of employees admit to working on unrelated tasks during meetings
Only 27% of meetings are run with an agenda

Ridiculous, right?

So the question then becomes... are YOU making your meetings as effective as possible?

Chances are that you're not.

In this course we're going to learn the best & most efficient ways of learning how to prepare for, manage, and run everyday meetings.

We'll cover:

Different kinds of meetings you could have and the goals you could accomplish with them
How to set our own goal, create your own agenda, and make effective meeting plans and arrangements
When to use slides and how best to create them
Different ways to involve your attendees and get them working together
What do to in the weeks, days, and hours before your meeting starts
How to start off strong in your meeting and accomplish your goals
What to do after the meeting's over

At the end of this course, you'll have the confidence and the skillset needed to pull off a flawless meeting. Increase your team's productivity, improve engagement, and improve your status within your team.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who has to attend or run meetings of any kind
Anyone who wants to increase participation and satisfaction from their meetings
Anyone who never wants to run another pointless or unproductive meeting ever again
Anyone who wants to improve their presentation and discussion skills at work

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Welcome & Getting Started2 lectures • 7min

Preparing Your Meeting4 lectures • 13min

Creating Your Meeting Materials5 lectures • 17min

Conducting Your Meeting6 lectures • 19min

Wrapping Up3 lectures • 2min

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