Collaboration is necessary for every organization. When people use their collective intelligence, they can achieve more than any individual. But here it is, the dreaded word, meetings. Working together often leads to meetings.

This course helps you examine your view of meetings and their value, or lack of value. You will learn how to make meetings more successful, how to stop ineffective meeting behavior, and what your role is in making meetings productive. At the end of this course you will know how to:

+ Describe the primary reasons for having meetings.
+ Prepare and plan for meetings.
+ Describe the responsibilities of the meeting leader, facilitator, recorder, and participants.
+ Lead meetings.
+ Facilitate productive group discussions and handle typical problem situations.