NORFOLK PTS
CHAIRING SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
Time:
7-9 pm both evenings
Two part course taking place on 11 and 18 June online
You've been to many meetings in your working life but how are local council meetings different? Our course provides you with the techniques to structure council meetings professionally and get the best contributions from the meeting participants.
Date:
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Venue:
Held online
Tutor:
Sara Campbell
Cost:
£48 subscribers | £60 non-subscribers
This course is recommended for current meeting chairs, vice-chairs and aspiring chairs.
Course content
Understanding the role and qualities required of the chair
Understanding the role of the clerk and the importance of building a good working relationship with the clerk
Legal specifics, such as voting, convening meetings, standing orders, signing minutes
Preparing for a meeting
How to stimulate discussion and manage energy levels
Managing difficult behaviours at a meeting
Chairing a challenging meeting
Dealing with public partipation and speakers
Knowing your council - assessing skills
Getting the most from meetings (looking at decisions and actions, meeting reflection)
By the end of the course you will be confident in leading council meetings, understand the key procedures and get the most from your councillor colleagues and clerk.
Training the whole council
Chairing successful meetings can be delivered and tailored specially for your council, which can be a cost-effective approach if you have a number of councillors who require training. You choose where and when you want our tutors to deliver. We can tailor the course content to suit your council's needs.
Notes:
We'll send you joining information by email a day or two before the session is due to be held.
The course was last held in July 2023 and received a 100% satisfaction rating
Outstanding, facilitated it to the highest standard and encouraged participation throughout. The tutor ensured understanding had taken place and even gave homework out, a thoroughly enjoyable, interesting and informative course which learning from the course will be introduced at subsequent Full Council Meetings.
Very beneficial. I feel more equipped to chair meetings, thank you.
Very good and enjoyable. We benefitted from a good mix of experience and size of council which gave a new perspective to the role.
Very good timekeeping and answering questions.
Brilliant.
Fabulous! Excellent content and well managed discussion.
Excellent.
Thought provoking, very useful, clarified what a chairman can and cannot do! Able to consider a range of scenarios that may never arise.
Thought provoking. Informative – very. Extremely helpful.
Excellent, clear and very useful.
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