Running a Fast Meeting

Run a Fast Meeting is a practical course with skills to become an efficient leader of meetings. Running fast energetic meetings that get business done efficiently will motivate everyone. According to Forbes magazine up to 55 million business meetings (face-to-face and online) happen every day, and about half of these do not achieve anything substantial. In this course psychologist Peter Quarry explains how a fast meeting can be effective and productive.

Have a clearly stated purpose for the meeting and send out a tight agenda ahead of time;
Choose a location with minimum distractions and invite only those who can usefully contribute;
Set a time limit of 15 minutes, start on time and stick to the strict timeframe;
Keep the discussion on track and tightly manage participation;
Follow up with Minutes summarizing decisions made and actions required and thank everyone