Clean and Crafty Meetings
9:30 – 4:30
Open Course £110 20% agency discount for multiple bookings
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This session will explore interpersonal dynamics, with a particular focus on working with, facilitating or chairing groups of (almost) any size for (almost) any purpose. Participants will learn how to ensure that every person is involved and can contribute; how to deal with ‘Doberman delegates’; how to respond to ‘Kill the Leader’ syndrome; and how to reduce (probably not eliminate completely, sadly) waffle, sabotage, petty squabbles, major tantrums and power-plays.
We will also explore:
First things first Curiosity: guiding principles: setting the scene
Second position Responsiveness: seeing the bigger picture
Third degree Assertiveness: gentle strength
Forthrightness Focus: openness and authenticity
Fifth Columnists Thoughtfulness: unlocking closed minds
Sixth Sense Yes! intuition, sensory acuity and playfulness
All of which encourages people attending the meeting to prepare, turn up on time, participate throughout and, at the end, feel OK about everybody’s input.
Who will benefit?
Anyone who has to chair meetings, facilitate groups, get together with one or more persons for any discussion that requires sharing, input, involvement and participation. The workshop also works well for groups of people e.g. a team or focus group, that does not flow as smoothly as participants might wish. Be warned, though, ideas and techniques suggested on this workshop break pattern that most people are familiar with, so expect to be surprised.
What? Tasters of five powerful models of communication:
Clean Language (Grove, Lawley, Tompkins) Fierce Conversations (Susan Scott) NLP (Bandler & Grinder) Thinking Environments (Nancy Kline) Crafty Listening (Mallows).
Knowledge or experience of these models is neither required nor assumed.
Why? As a refresher; a reminder of effective communication skills; to improve listening, questioning and influencing skills; enabling others to communicate more effectively and think more clearly; reducing stress and conflict; getting more enjoyment and satisfaction from working relationships that work!
How? Highly experientially by challenging bedrock assumptions; exploring views of points instead of defending points of view; questioning limiting beliefs; validating potential;
NO ROLE PLAYS
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Meetings are necessary and inevitable; formal and informal, pleasant or painful, fun or fearsome – with our children, our partners, at work and at home, our clients or colleagues, students, manager, supervisees, patients, doctors, strangers or friends - everybody has them!
Lamentably, many meetings are dreary, dreaded and dreadful! Poorly chaired, petty squabbling, constant interruptions, competitive, frustrating and often futile, stressful - often with dead elephants rotting in the corner - and sometimes lethal!
Whilst meetings are inevitable, negativity is not! This workshop offers a practical and experiential introduction to models, theories, techniques, processes, and practical suggestions for making meetings more meaningful – even (or sometimes especially) if you’re NOT chairing!
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