For the first time, I critically looked at how I communicate and the image I am presenting.
Effective Meeting Skills: Coordinating and Participating
Oral Communication/People Skills
Most people hate attending meetings. Using the PAT (purpose, agenda, timeframe) approach will bring structure and discipline to a meeting and make it more productive, whether you are the chairperson or an individual participant.
Offered every Tuesday at 3:00 EST.
Course Outline
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Determine the best format for a meeting and who needs to attend
- Understand the roles of people attending the meeting
- Prepare a focused meeting agenda
- Record and format meeting minutes
- Present information confidently and concisely as a participant
- Encourage all meeting attendees to participate
- Manage time and keep the meeting focused
- Recognize and manage different personality types
- Understand how to manage distractions
Course Testimonials
Very good course. I will recommend it to others and will take other courses presented by RGI.
Excellent. It was informative, a perfect pace and the instructors were great. Well done.
Instructor
Education
BS in Technical Communication from Clarkson University
MS in User Interface Design from the London Guildhall University
Lisa Moretto
President
- Devoted career to helping technical professionals communicate more effectively.
- Engaging and interactive presenter who is frequently invited to speak at international conferences.
- In technical communication field since 1988.
Publications
Co-authored books with Ron Blicq
Get to the Point! (Prentice Hall)
Guidelines for Report Writing (IEEE Press)
Technically Write! (Prentice Hall)
Writing Reports to Get Results (Prentice Hall)
Affiliations
- Past President of the Rochester Engineer Society
- Member of the Society for Technical Communication
- Member of the IEEE Professional Communication Society
Hidden Talent:
She rides a unicycle