Lunch and Learn Series: Conducting Meetings

“You bring your lunch and we will provide the learning (lunch is NOT provided).”

Please plan for possible technical difficulties and arrive 10 minutes early to the following Zoom session: https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/87244883793

City of Detroit email required for verification and attendance.

Meeting management is essential for leaders and managers. Meetings are costly, so take them seriously. Different types of meetings require different processes, but there are basics that apply to all. While it may seem like a lot to remember, with practice it becomes more manageable.

Conducting Meetings

This session will help the participants to better prepare/conduct a meeting:

• Know when, where, how, and why to plan meetings
• Understand how to organize and conduct effective meetings

Objectives

This session will help the participants:

• Know when, how, and why to plan meetings
• Understand how to organize and present effective meetings
• Plan Meetings Carefully in Advance
• Prepare for the Meeting
• Begin the Meeting by Clarifying Expectations
• Follow Your Agenda
• Get Participants Involved
• End the Meeting with a Summary
• WHO should attend?
• WHEN should the meeting take place?
• WHERE will the meeting be held?
• WHAT will the meeting cover?
• HOW will the meeting unfold?

*Participants can earn .2 CEU per 2-hour course.

Participants must:

• Attend the entire 2-hour course.
• Register here and log in on time.
• Participate in each activity.

This training is only for City of Detroit employees.