Take Control of Unruly Meetings
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Practice our well-honed facilitation techniques in 3 short interactive sessions and elevate your meetings from chaotic to collaborative.
Course overview
Don't let your meetings be derailed
How many times have your meetings strayed from their original purpose? Maybe the group wasn't prepared or got distracted and went off-topic. Or you didn't have the right people in the room. There are lots of reasons why a meeting can go off topic and even become unruly.
You have the power tactfully and gracefully maintain (or regain) control of your meetings.
In this course, you'll acquire the templates, the insights, and the facilitation practice you need to keep meetings on track.
Using these tools, you’ll learn to recognize and disarm typical meeting detractors. We all know them and may recognize them in ourselves—the Watcher, the Off-Tracker, the Naysayer, the Know-It-All, and the Repeater. By the time we're done, we hope you'll even come to appreciate them all!
In three 1-hour sessions you'll learn, share, practice, and have fun while getting better at leading meetings!
Who this course is for
01
Project, program and product managers who could use a boost in their meeting chops.
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Anyone who wants to become a more impactful meeting facilitator.
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People who believe there is a time and place for meetings and want to make their meetings more productive.
What you’ll get from this course
Create a reusable meeting framework and templates
Fundamentals are everything. You'll personalize the proven meeting framework and templates that we use to control the room.
Cultivate everyone’s strengths
You'll identify and create cues to leverage seemingly unproductive meeting behavior into strengths that contribute to positive business outcomes.
Practice gaining control of the room
Apply facilitation techniques to disarm unproductive meeting behaviors and learn to tactfully redirect, interrupt, and ensure anyone who has value to add is heard.
Coaching from Debbie and Jenny
We’ll work through meeting leadership challenges specific to your cohort, such as hybrid environments, executives, and personal agendas.
Take Control of Unruly Meetings
Course syllabus
Week 1
Week 1
Jan 31—Feb 4
Events
- Jan
31
Session 1: Set Your Meetings Up for Success
Session 1: Set Your Meetings Up for Success
Wed, Jan 31, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Modules
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Prepare Beyond the AgendaPrepare Beyond the Agenda3 LessonsLeverage our favorite checklists and templates to create your own 3 step meeting prep process that goes beyond the agenda: basic meeting hygiene, ground rules and key influencer preferences paired with thoughtful anticipation of the personalities in the room.
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Use our 3 Step Planning Approach @WorkUse our 3 Step Planning Approach @Work1 ProjectFree preview
Ask the ExpertsAsk the Experts1 Project
Week 2
Week 2
Feb 5—Feb 11
Events
- Feb
7
Session 2: Maintain Control of the Room
Session 2: Maintain Control of the Room
Wed, Feb 7, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Modules
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Disarm Unproductive BehaviorDisarm Unproductive Behavior3 LessonsGain insights, create tip sheets and practice tactfully acknowledging and redirecting Know-it-all and Off-tracker meeting behavior.
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Practice Redirecting @WorkPractice Redirecting @Work1 ProjectFree preview
Ask the ExpertsAsk the Experts1 Lesson
Week 3
Week 3
Feb 12—Feb 16
Events
- Feb
14
Session 3: Leverage the Strengths of Everyone
Session 3: Leverage the Strengths of Everyone
Wed, Feb 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
- Feb
16
Bonus Session: A Deeper Dive into Unruly Meetings w/ Jenny, Debbie and Friends
Bonus Session: A Deeper Dive into Unruly Meetings w/ Jenny, Debbie and Friends
Fri, Feb 16, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Post-Course
Post-Course
Modules
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Recognize Insightful IntentRecognize Insightful Intent2 LessonsIdentify and create cues to draw out the hidden strengths of Naysayers, Repeaters and Watchers to ensure everyone with value is heard.
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A Primer on BrainstormingA Primer on Brainstorming1 LessonBrainstorming meetings OFTEN get unruly. We will share and practice the ways we give everyone a voice in brainstorming meetings.
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Practice Encouraging Others to Speak @WorkPractice Encouraging Others to Speak @Work1 Project
Bonus
Bonus
Modules
- Bonus Session: Scenario based problem solving with Debbie, Jenny & friendsBonus Session: Scenario based problem solving with Debbie, Jenny & friends1 Lesson
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Meet your instructors
Debbie Crouse
CW Training and Consulting
Debbie has leveraged her MBA in operations management from The Wharton School to build a practice focused on business systems, process improvement, and program management for startups to Fortune 500 companies. She’s a Certified DiSC partner who prides herself on her ability to connect across diverse functions and personalities to drive engagement.
Jenny Warila
CW Training and Consulting
Jenny comes to the partnership from a career in the software industry, leading engineering and cross-functional teams to deliver large technology programs. She is a Stanford Certified Project Manager, a Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified DiSC partner, and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach - reflecting her twin passions for delivering results and facilitating people growing into their potential.
About CW Training and Consulting
Employees who have the skills to turn strategy into reality are a key to business success.
Our highly interactive facilitated workshops focus on boosting the planning, execution, and team effectiveness skills of mid-level and entry-level employees. Our students learn as much from each other as they do from us!
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Take Control of Unruly Meetings
Cohort 1
$325 USD
Dates
Jan 31—Feb 16, 2024
Payment Deadline
Jan 31, 2024
Summary Course schedule
1-1.5 hours per week
Set Up Your Meetings for Success
Wednesday, Jan 24, 9 AM – 10 AM PST
Leverage our customizable templates to create your own 3 step meeting prep process that goes beyond the agenda, including thoughtful anticipation of the personalities in the room.
Maintain Control of Your Meetings
Wednesday, Jan 31, 9 AM – 10 AM PST
Gain insights, create tip sheets, and practice tactfully acknowledging and redirecting Know-It-All and Off-Tracker meeting behaviors.
Leverage Everyone’s Strengths
Wednesday, Feb 7, 9 AM – 10 AM PST
Identify and create cues to draw out the hidden strengths of Naysayers, Repeaters, and Watchers to ensure everyone who has value to add is heard - in the meeting.
Practice our favorite methods for giving everyone a voice in brainstorming meetings.
Bonus Session with Debbie, Jenny, and Friends
Friday, Feb 9, 9 AM – 10 AM PST
A deeper drive into reigning in unruly meeting behaviors. Give us your scenarios, and we will work with you to improve your outcomes.
Basic Meeting Hygiene Checklist
You have the power to take control of unruly meeting behavior.
Download this free Basic Meeting Hygiene checklist of actions to take before, during, and after your meeting to ensure you achieve your business objectives.
This checklist is just a taste of the meeting resources and facilitation techniques you’ll practice in our course. By the end of 3 one-hour sessions, you'll be armed with the confidence to direct discussions and appreciate what everyone has to offer.
Download this free checklist
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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Join an upcoming cohort
Take Control of Unruly Meetings
Cohort 1
$325 USD
Dates
Jan 31—Feb 16, 2024
Payment Deadline
Jan 31, 2024