Leading Effective Meetings

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Leading Effective Meetings

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Estimated study time: 3h
Total video time: 1h 12m
Award-winning instructor: TJ Walker
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Skills you’ll gain

Communication Public speaking Presentation skills Leadership Active listening Feedback delivery

What you’ll learn:

  • How to plan and lead meetings with a purpose.
  • When to hold a meeting and when to skip it.
  • To prepare clear agendas, attendee lists, and materials.
  • Techniques to lead meetings and engage participants.
  • Skills for presenting with clarity and impact.
  • Bold strategies like the Amazon method or slide-free meetings
  • Follow-up strategies to drive action and improvement

Tired of unproductive meetings? In this course, public speaking expert TJ Walker gives you a clear, practical system to lead meetings that are focused, engaging, and action-oriented.

You’ll learn how to plan with purpose, decide if a meeting’s even necessary, set a smart agenda, and guide the discussion to real outcomes — whether in person or online. Along the way, you’ll explore fresh approaches used by top companies, avoid common time-wasters, and leave every meeting with clarity and momentum.

Syllabus

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  • 1
    Lead by Example with a Clear Purpose Show self-awareness and recognize why meetings fail at your company, and start by identifying a clear purpose for your own meetings. 4m
  • 2
    Determine If You Should Have a Meeting - and Where Before you reserve time on the calendar, could this meeting be an email? A virtual call? Figure it out before you waste everyone's time. 3m
  • 3
    Set An Agenda That Leads to Success Prepare your agenda, materials, and send it out before the meeting to get them ready. 2m
  • 4
    Create the Perfect Guest List Who needs to be in this meeting? Ensure whoever is invited has a reason to be there. 2m
  • 5
    Book the Room and Finalize Your Plan Part of the planning includes booking your location. What else is on your prep list? 2m
  • 1
    Own Your Meeting and Start On Time Someone needs to be in charge, so begin your meeting on time to set the right tone for everyone. 2m
  • 2
    Make It Easy To Focus Everyone's Attention Increase the odds that people are focusing on your discussion. 3m
  • 3
    The Pros and Cons of Handouts Handouts can inform but also distract - keep the attention on you. 2m
  • 4
    Summarize Your Purpose and Use a Gentle Approach Share a clear summary of why everyone is in the meeting, and then create an environment where people feel comfortable sharing their ideas. 2m
  • 5
    Use Questions to Engage and Solve the Tough Problems Ask thoughtful questions and give people the opportunity to share. This includes the tough subjects when you need to solve a problem. 2m
  • 6
    Unlock the Full Power of the Minds in the Room Be sure to get everyone involved, but don't allow anyone to dominate the time. 3m
  • 7
    Time Management and Taking Breaks Budget your time wisely, but remember to monitor the needs of your audience, especially with long meetings. 4m
  • 8
    Finish Strong with Clear Notes and Action Items Synthesize your meeting with notes, action items, and complete the positive experience for your attendees. 4m
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    Prep Your Speakers for Success This technique will test your speakers, but can lead to a more focused and effective meeting. 6m
  • 2
    Rethink Your Slides and Handouts Reading off slides and passing out large handouts should be avoided at all costs. 3m
  • 3
    Your Presenters Can Be Like TED If You Nudge Them TED Talks have certain requirements - perhaps your speakers should consider adopting them. 2m
  • 4
    The Most Important Meetings Require the Most Attention Don't leave anything to chance when valued clients or deals are on the line. 3m
  • 1
    Let's Try Something Completely Different Consider these techniques if you want to shake things up and get people to focus. 2m
  • 2
    The Amazon Meeting Method This method of running meetings at Amazon could be a model for you. 3m
  • 3
    Consider a Ban on PowerPoint If you want to make your meetings more interesting, banning slides is an experiment worth considering. 3m
  • 1
    Follow Up, Get Feedback, and Make Changes Ensure everyone's time and effort for the meeting was worth it. This includes reviewing action item results and meeting attendee feedback. 4m
  • 2
    Leading Effective Meetings for the Rest of Your Career It's up to you now! Consider what you've learned - even implementing one idea can make a significant change in your meetings. 1m

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Instructor

TJ Walker

TJ Walker has been conducting media training workshops and seminars since 1984. Walker has trained Presidents of countries, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Super Bowl winners, U.S. Senators, Miss Universes and Members of Parliament.

His book, "Secret to Foolproof Presentations" was a USA Today #1 Bestseller, as well as a Wall Street Journal and Business Week Bestseller. Walker is a also a regular contributor to Forbes and the Reuters Insider Network and has written for the Huffington Post.

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Public Speaking Trainer and Author TJ Walker

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