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A highly-practical course for people who feel their team meetings could be more productive, engaging, and focused.


Dom Michalec

Professional Facilitator | Member, International Association of Facilitators (IAF)

How to Facilitate a Truly Productive Meeting

How to Facilitate a Truly Productive Meeting was created to help you do something you already want to do: put an end to bad, unproductive meetings. Designed with that purpose in mind, this 4-week course will build facilitation skills and habits so that you and your team can overcome the #1 culprit of lost time and focus. Every lesson includes step-by-step instruction, real-life examples, practical facilitation techniques, and opportunities for you to immediately apply the techniques in your very own meetings at work. Each week builds upon one another to create a personalized toolbox you can immediately use to lead impactful meetings throughout your career. By the end of the course, you'll have not only new skills and tools, but also the knowledge and wisdom to know when, how, and why to use them to lead truly productive meetings. What you'll get in this course: - Over an hour of practical video content to kickstart your productive meetings- A follow along workbook to make it easier to put concepts into practice- A personal 30 min strategy call with Dom, affectionately called "Get Stuff Done" (GSD) calls- A personal 1 hour workshop to turn your aspirations into habits for truly productive meeting facilitation- 4 group workshops to turn course concepts into action for your specific context- Access to course alumni to share, bounce ideas, and connect with after the course- A certificate of completion at the conclusion of the course

"I feel like this course gave me super powers I can use in literally any job."

Your calendar is littered with meetings that lack compelling purpose, clear outcomes, or intentional agreements for participation.

Your team spends the majority of their days in unstructured meetings, leaving little to no time to get actual work done throughout the day.

You notice dramatic loss in post-meeting follow through, misalignment with other teams, and increased calls for recurring status updates.

You will benefit from this course if:

What you'll be able to do by the end of the course

Many think an agenda alone is sufficient for preparing a meeting, however, a compelling purpose is more beneficial for setting the tone for a group of focused people. That's why we'll go beyond an agenda and produce a 4 point invitation outline that simply works.

Prepare the right people to show up focused and ready to do the right work

A facilitator's role is not just to lead activities, but to make it easier for people to achieve a goal through intentional connection. That's why we'll focus on facilitation principles that unleash everyone's ability to fully engage in both harmony and healthy conflict.

Guide any team with confidence while maintaining line of sight on a clear outcome

The meeting doesn't end when you hit 'log off,' it ends when everyone knows what happened, what's up next, its importance to them, and their role in seeing it through. That's why we'll craft followups that build org-wide visibility, alignment, and follow through.

Get alignment across teams to sustain momentum after the meeting

Information alone doesn't change behavior. Instead, you'll learn how to set the example for everyone else around you with your new skillset. That's why we'll use time for practice and feedback so you can walk away confident and ready to lead productive meetings.

Begin to change the meeting culture at work with your new mindset and habits

Co-founder, Head of Product & Agile Consulting

Nice things course alumni have said about the experience

Meet Your Instructor

Course topics covered this week:<ul><li>Connect with your fellow cohort members</li><li>What to expect throughout the course</li><li>Q&amp;A before we start</li></ul>

Friday, August 18th, 12:00-12:45 pm EST

Course topics covered this week:<ul><li>4 Principles of a Productive Meeting Invitation</li></ul>

Friday, August 25th 12:00-1:30 pm EST

Course topics covered this week:<ul><li>2 Principles for Facilitating Harmony and Healthy Conflict</li></ul>

Friday, September 1st 12:00-1:30 pm EST

Course topics that serve this outcome:<ul><li>1 Principle for Creating Post-Meeting Alignment and Momentum</li></ul>

Friday, September 8th 12:00-1:30 pm EST

Course Schedule & Topics

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

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