Take Control of Unruly Meetings
5.0 (3)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Practice our well-honed meeting facilitation techniques in 3 short sessions and elevate your meetings from chaotic to collaborative.
Take Control of Unruly Meetings
5.0 (3)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Practice our well-honed meeting facilitation techniques in 3 short sessions and elevate your meetings from chaotic to collaborative.
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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.
02
Anyone who wants to become a more impactful meeting facilitator.
03
People who believe there's a time and place for meetings and want to make their meetings more productive.
What you’ll get from this course
Customize our reusable meeting frameworks and templates
Fundamentals are everything! You'll personalize proven meeting frameworks and templates that we use to control the room.
Bring out the best of 5 potentially disruptive Meeting Archetypes
You'll identify behaviors and create cues to cultivate the strengths of 5 Meeting Archetypes, resulting in positive business outcomes.
Practice gaining control of the room
Apply what you learn and practice tactfully redirect, interrupt, and draw out the best in everyone, ensuring everyone is heard who has something valuable to say.
Coaching from Debbie and Jenny
We’ll specifically address your meeting leadership challenges, such as hybrid environments, executives, and personal agendas.
This course includes
4 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
11 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
4 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Take Control of Unruly Meetings
Course syllabus
Week 1
Jan
31
Session 1: Set Your Meetings Up for Success
Prepare Beyond the Agenda
Assignment: Create Your Own "Expectations" or "Ground Rules" template
Assignment: Apply what you learned form session 1 and comment
Ask us!
Week 2
Feb
7
Session 2: Maintain Control of the Room
What Mastery Looks Like
Acknowledge & Redirect Behavior
Assignment: Practice Redirecting @Work
Ask us!
Week 3
Feb
14
Session 3: Recognize Insightful Intent
Feb
16
Bonus Session: A Deeper Dive into Unruly Meetings w/ Jenny and Debbie
Recognize Insightful Intent
A Primer on Brainstorming
Assignment: Practice Encouraging Others to Speak @Work
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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
Summary Course schedule
1-1.5 hours per week
Set Up Your Meetings for Success
Wednesday, Jan 31, 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, Feb 7, 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 14, 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 and Jenny
Friday, Feb 16, 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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