Meetings, bloody meetings

The aim
To enable people to organise and chair meetings that are more effective and more motivating for those who attend.


About the programme
Suitable for anyone who might be expected to organise and run meetings, this best-selling programme defines the five disciplines that transform a gathering into a professionally run business meeting.
In a nightmarish court, a cynical manager is found guilty of failure to prepare himself and inform others of what a meeting was about (even omitting to invite all the relevant people); failure to plan the agenda; failure to control the discussion and failure to record the decisions.
The judge demonstrates how the rules for running a meeting parallel those of a court, and explains the chaos that would result if he ran his court in the same way.
The nightmare is so vivid that the guilty-as-charged manager resolves to apply the rules - as will your organisation's people when they view this very memorable, sharply observed parable. The key learning points are dealt with in clearly-defined segments that can be reviewed and discussed. The humorous content will engage the attention of learners aiding learning.


The key outcomes
-Will equip you with necessary skills to organise and chair meetings of any kind
-Meetings will become productive, efficient and effective


Programme includes:
DVD (30 mins)
Course leader's guide
Delegate worksheets on disc
Powerpoint slides/OHPs on disc
Self-study workbook on disc


Information:
A Video Arts production featuring John Cleese, Robert Hardy and Jeremy Childs. Release date: 1993

Learning-chapters

• Antony Jay's introduction
• Night Before Work
• The Dream: Court Appearance
• Chairing Without Thought and Preparation
• Failing to Signal Your Intention to the Meeting
• Neglecting the Agenda and Misallocating Time
• Failing to Control the Discussion
• Failing to Summarise and Record the Discussion
• Summary
• The Morning After