Improve your performance in business meetings
About this Program
Who is this program for?
If you’d like to improve your meeting facilitation skills so you can lead meetings in English, this program will benefit you. You will also benefit from this program if you want to make a bigger impact in your career by presenting persuasive ideas that result in action.
Our Business Meeting Skills in English program consists of two courses, Lead Productive Meetings in English, and, Present Persuasive Ideas in English. This program is designed to help you lead meetings and to make you a more effective communicator so that you make an impact and have your ideas heard.
You’ll learn the facilitation skills and the professional business language you’ll need to lead a productive meeting. You’ll learn how to structure your meeting, how to guide your team through the meeting and how to end the meeting focusing on results.
This program also develops your ability to influence others by presenting persuasive ideas in English. You’ll learn how to create ideas that get others to approve and take action based on your ideas.
This course is for anyone who conducts meetings in English and for anyone who wants to present ideas and communicate more effectively to make an impact and have their ideas heard. Whether you are an entry-level employee attending meetings in English or a more experienced professional who needs to lead meetings and present ideas, you’ll benefit from this training program
Lead Productive Meetings in English
About this course
The most successful business meetings have clear objectives, the discussion stays focused on those objectives and the meeting results in decisions and clear follow-up actions.
Leading a productive meeting requires strong facilitation skills to guide the participants through the meeting, to direct the meeting and to makes sure the meeting stays focused on the objectives stated in the agenda.
In this course, you’ll learn the facilitation skills and the professional language you’ll need to set a professional tone at the beginning of the meeting. You'll learn how to provide leadership and guidance during the meeting and you learn how to end the meeting by highlighting progress, summarizing decisions and clarifying follow-up actions.
What you will learn
In this course you will learn how to:
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structure and organize your meeting
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clarify the objectives of the meeting at the beginning
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set expectations for meeting outcomes
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deal with the minutes from the previous meeting
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focus on the meeting agenda
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use the agenda as a meeting management tool
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keep the discussion focused and on track
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manage time effectively during the meeting
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end the meeting by highlighting key issues
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summarize decisions and progress
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assign roles and responsibilities for follow-up actions
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Present Persuasive Ideas in English
About this course
In business having the ability to present your ideas logically and clearly gives you the opportunity to reach your business goals and to develop your career.
This course is designed to develop your professional business language and communication skills to present ideas that persuade others to listen, to agree and to take action based on what you’ve said.
You’ll learn to organize and present ideas that are logical and clear, how to support your ideas with facts, examples, personal stories and other techniques designed to create a powerful and compelling message. You’ll also learn how to manage interruptions and stay focused on your message.
What you will learn
In this course you will learn how to:
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present an organized idea that is logical and easy to follow
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persuade others by supporting your ideas with facts and examples
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provide a balanced viewpoint to persuade your colleagues
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guide your listener through your idea
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manage interruptions and keep focused on your message
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express your ideas logically and clearly
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summarize your key points