The success of any meeting is ascertained before it actually begins. Preparing for a meeting is the epicenter of its success. If any participant shows up without preparation or adequate groundwork, there is a high chance that the meeting will not be successful. Hence, this lesson will provide you with all the basics of preparing efficiently for a successful meeting through 6-steps - determine purpose, check if meeting is needed, create agenda, create attendee list, identify required communication tools, and make final preparations. You will learn about the importance of being mindful of meeting objectives and agendas, and how to contribute towards them.

In this lesson, you will gain knowledge on how to maximize the meeting’s productivity by conducting skillfully. In order to do so, you will have to make sure that everything is on track to deliver the intended outcome. In addition to this, you will also learn how to prepare yourself before a meeting and how to start it properly. During the meeting, you will also have to make sure that you keep reviewing the agenda of the meeting so the participants and the attendees remain focused.

Even if you initiate your meeting with full preparation, certain problems can occur at any time during any meeting. This lesson will therefore equip you with the required skills to solve or eliminate the most common problems. In order to effectively diffuse a problem during a meeting, it is important that you tune into your meeting and stay focused. There are common patterns of problems that may arise during the meeting. This lesson will highlight common issues that may prevail and prepare you to take certain, well thought, and measured steps to ensure that the meeting reaches a plausible conclusion and the problems are addressed in an efficient manner.

Last but not the least, this last lesson focuses on how to end meetings productively by deciding the right time and way to do so. Additionally, an insight into the right follow up will be given which includes - identifying and communicating next steps to the attendees, as well as evaluating the meeting’s effectiveness.