How to Design and Run an Effective Meeting

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4 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Welcome to the top-rated course dedicated to building your reputation in a business-critical skill that you'll use your entire career

Previous cohorts include leaders from:

Cardinal Health
Google
Levi's
McKesson
Wells Fargo

Course overview

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

Course update: The Delta23 (October) cohort is 80% full as of today. Don't wait to book your seat!

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Let's face it: Most meetings are awful, or at the very least feel awful.


But, what if things were different? What if instead of facing a wall of unproductive meetings that caused dread, you had meetings that you, and everyone else, actually looked forward to because you know things will actually get done?


How to Design and Run an Effective Meeting was created to help you do something you already want to do: make work with other people more enjoyable by making the time everyone spends in meetings more effective.


This 10 hour course will give you everything you need to systematically remove the guesswork from designing and running effective meetings.


Every lesson includes step-by-step instruction, real-life examples, practical techniques, and opportunities for you to immediately apply it all at work. The course culminates into a project day where you will get the opportunity to share your new skills with fellow cohort members.


Each session builds upon the previous session, helping you create a personalized toolbox that can be used over and over again to run impactful meetings.


By the end of the course, you'll have not only developed new skills, but you'll also attain the knowledge to know when, how, and why to use them to lead truly effective meetings.


What you'll get in this course:


- Over an hour of practical video content to kickstart your new knowledge and skills

- 4 live sessions that cover everything you need to know

- 2 personal coaching sessions to troubleshoot, expand, and hone your skills

- A toolbox of 12 techniques you can use whenever, wherever

- A personal project you can use as a template for any meeting

- Access to course alumni to share, bounce ideas, and connect with after the course

- A certificate of completion at the conclusion of the course

You will benefit from this course if:

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You lead a team that meets often, but the time and energy you spend in those meetings doesn't seem to be moving the work forward any faster

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Your meetings feel like a meandering conversation instead of a collaborative session focused on making progress towards important work

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

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

Design a meeting for any outcome, in any context, for any team

A lot of people think an agenda alone is sufficient prep for a meeting. However, designing backwards from a desired outcome is usually the better starting place.


That's why we'll go beyond the agenda and produce a baseline that serves as the anchor for a well-designed meeting.

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

Running an effective meeting is all about making it easier for people to achieve a goal through intentional connection.


That's why we'll focus on principles and techniques that unleash everyone's ability to fully engage in both harmony and healthy conflict.

Gain alignment and sustain momentum well after the meeting ends

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 explore and select the best options for maintaining momentum well after the meeting concludes.

Begin to change the meeting culture at work with your new skills and techniques

Information alone doesn't change behavior. Instead, you'll learn how to set the example for everyone else around you. People will wonder: how'd you do that?


That's why we'll use time for practice and feedback so you can walk away confident and ready to lead effective meetings.

What’s included

Dom Michalec

Live sessions

Learn directly from Dom Michalec in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Oct 24—Oct 26

    Week One: Introduction and Getting Started

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    How to Design and Run an Effective Meeting Session #1

    Fri 10/242:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Oct 27—Nov 2

    Week Two: Designing for Your Desired Outcome

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    31

    How to Design and Run an Effective Meeting Session #2

    Fri 10/312:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

Week 3

Nov 3—Nov 9

    Week Three: Facilitation Techniques

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    How to Design and Run an Effective Meeting Session #3

    Fri 11/73:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

Week 4

Nov 10—Nov 14

    Week Four: Student Project Review

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    14

    How to Design and Run an Effective Meeting Session #4

    Fri 11/143:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

Post-course

    Nov

    21

    Optional: Office Hours (Optional)

    Fri 11/212:00 PM—3:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Nov

    28

    Optional: Office Hours (Optional)

    Fri 11/282:00 PM—3:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

What students are saying

Meet Your Instructor

Dom Michalec

Dom Michalec

Principal Instructor & Award-winning Facilitator

My experience as a professional facilitator has led me to over 200 workshops in the past 7 years with companies all over the world. As a course instructor and facilitator, I help teams make improvements to how they meet, collaborate, and make decisions together, enabling them to focus on building things people love to use.

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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

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Join an upcoming cohort

How to Design and Run an Effective Meeting

Delta23

$679

Dates

Oct 24—Nov 14, 2025

Payment Deadline

Oct 20, 2025

Limited seats left! Enroll today

Echo23

$679

Dates

Jan 9—30, 2026

Payment Deadline

Jan 8, 2026

Foxtrot23

$679

Dates

Feb 13—Mar 6, 2026

Payment Deadline

Feb 12, 2026

golf23

$679

Dates

Mar 27—Apr 17, 2026

Payment Deadline

Mar 26, 2026

hotel23

$679

Dates

May 1—22, 2026

Payment Deadline

Apr 30, 2026

Indigo23

$679

Dates

June 5—26, 2026

Payment Deadline

June 4, 2026
Get reimbursed

$679

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