Meeting school training courses in Fairbanks, AK (public, in-house or online)

Identify the benefits, types and misconceptions about meetings, plan a meeting, participate in a meeting, and close a meeting. Identify the types of meeting leaders and the characteristics of an effective meeting leader, the process to follow when making decisions in a meeting, and explain how to identify and minimize groupthink in meetings. Identify the main causes of conflict and the ways to resolve conflict in meetings, and the common difficult personality types in meetings, and identify the ...

Full archival course description>>

GW’s programs in Event and Meeting Management are designed for students wishing to pursue a career in the exciting field of events in the MEEC (Meetings, Expositions, Events, and Conventions) industry. The MEEC industry is one of the fastest growing segments within the tourism industry and generates millions in revenues for cities and countries. In particular, the special event industry is a viable and growing industry and is an important part of the world’s economy, increasing revenue and jobs ...

Full archival course description>>

MeetingPlace Application Server Administration Center and its use
Conference Manager application and its use
Eight mandatory elements that comprise a user profile
The mechanism to bulk import user profiles from other databases
Verification of the configuration settings for a previously scheduled meeting
Scheduling a meeting using a groupware application, such as Outlook
Overview of the MeetingPlace system architecture
Types of ports, such as floater and contingency, a...

Full archival course description>>

Ever been in meetings where you wonder what was achieved? Meetings can be a powerful tool if conducted effectively. Meeting management includes selection of participants, setting the agenda, opening and closing the meetings, time management and follow up. When mastered, these skills can result in tremendous results.

This Running Effective Meetings training course teaches students about planning, participating in, and concluding successful meetings. Students learn how to establish the purpose and agenda of a meeting, facilitate participants’ progress toward the meeting goals, improve their leadership abilities, facilitate situation analysis, brainstorming, and decision making, foster creative thinking, manage conflict among meeting participants. Course activities also cover building a positive clima...

Full archival course description>>