Effective Virtual Meetings

Course description

Virtual meetings can be hard to get right, and they need a different approach from regular meetings. This session will look at what you can do to prepare for and run an effective and productive virtual meeting.

We will consider how to choose (and use) the right technology, the skills of an effective Chair or facilitator, how to prepare the agenda and structure the meeting, the ground rules for participation and communication and how to ensure everyone is involved and stays awake! 

Learner Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 

• Assess when meetings should be meetings or alternative types of communication
• Effectively plan a meeting, including the relevant agenda and participants  
• Chair a meeting, take minutes and summarise actions 
• Ensure that all participants are actively engaged and involved