93 Meetings courses

Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking Are you held back by the fear of public speaking? This fear is more than just meeting nerves—it acts as a formidable barrier, muting your valuable contributions and stalling your career progression.  Despite possessing valuable experience and ideas, the overwhelming fear of speaking out in meetings causes you to retreat into silence. Meanwhile, your less experienced but more confident colleagues speak up, gaining visibility and opportunities that could have been yours. A fear of public speaking is a significant obstacle blocking you from the recognition and career advancement you deserve. The Way Forward? Our Public Speaking Class in London is crafted for professionals keen to conquer their fear of public speaking and seize control of their careers. Embark on this transformative journey with us and swiftly gain the confidence to: Confidently share your thoughts and ideas in meetings - Actively engage in discussions - Deliver compelling presentations - Elevate your professional visibility Why Our Public Speaking Class in London? We understand your struggle. Our instructors have personally faced and overcome their own intense public speaking fears. Their journey has equipped them with the unique empathy and expertise to facilitate your journey from fear to confidence. Stop letting a fear of public speaking hold back your career. Join our Public Speaking Class in London and transform your next meeting into a confident opportunity for success.  It's time for your voice to unlock the recognition and opportunities for your career success.

Managing meetings, Meeting Management, Efficient Meetings.

This course, which can be run as a half day (3.5 hours) or a whole day course, is designed to help those who chair or participate in meetings to understand how to run effective meetings that are constructive, concise and actually achieve something! The course can be adapted to cover meetings in general or focus on specific types of meetings such as trustee, director or committee meetings, staff or project meetings.

COURSE CATEGORY Team Building and Leadership Visioning and Problem Solving Strategic Work Online Course now available via Teachable Platform [https://inclusive-solutions-school.teachable.com/courses] – Chairing Meetings [https://inclusive-solutions-school.teachable.com/p/chairing-meetings] Learn at your own pace… lots of text and video support DESCRIPTION Meetings can be dreadful and bad chairing makes them worse. On this day we look at transformational person centred approaches to approaching the chairing of meetings. We provide deeper insights into the psychological processes that make this role challenging. ‘Best Saves’ for those really difficult moments when chairing meetings are creatively explored. We provide a practical, skill based and creative approach best delivered over 2 days. TESTIMONIALS “One of the most valuable things I have come across in the whole year” LEARNING OBJECTIVES * To identify characteristics of meetings that matter- what excellent chairing looks like * To strengthen person centred dimensions to chairing meetings * To clarify the meetings we never want to be part of * To create a visual graphic and words that uniquely illuminate what great meetings and chairing looks like * To explore the various hats that group members and chairs can wear * For participants to improve their chairing skills by receiving feedback * To explore how to bring creativity into stuck meetings * To Explore psychodynamic processes of resistance, projection, splitting and transference- as well as how to process these dynamics WHO IS IT FOR? * Anyone who has to chair meetings COURSE CONTENT * Setting a Good tone/Exploring the ‘whole elephant’ – story so far of experience in chairing meetings – good and bad meetings – graphiced timeline and highs and lows of story so far * Meetings I do not want – negative chairing…. * Thinking Hats and Values – linked to role of chair – where are hats when things are going well and where are they when things are not? * Our shared vision for great meetings and excellent chairing? * Personal planning for future chairing – what do I need to get better at – what should I manage? * Specific skill teaching – re when things go wrong – eg tears, personal attacks, talking in side conversations, silent members, lack of contribution, anger and so on…‘best saves’ explored with group – using live role play – with one chair * Solution Circle demonstration – chairing skills/problem solving modelled – approach when teams stuck… * Emotional elements of chairing – ‘its not personal’ – splitting, projection, transference explored and ‘handling projections’ activity * Vision and Road Blocks – small groups chaired and minuted – creative problem solving – Blocks to vision of great meetings creatively removed or worked around

Meetings are a traditional and essential component of local government. For both elected members and officers, meetings serve as a forum for discussion and agreement, planning and monitoring, communication and leadership, and decision-making. Used appropriately, meetings can challenge, inspire, illuminate and inform. And while they are not the only meetings that elected members will be asked to attend, committee meetings, in particular, are a mainstay of the political management process. Effective chairing is important because it can provide clear leadership and direction, ensure that debates are focused and balanced, enable decisions to be reached and ensure that resources are used to best effect. This two-hour 'masterclass'-style workshop will help elected members to understand their role, offer some approaches and ideas that will help to tackle typical challenges, and help to generally improve their effectiveness as a chair. * To understand the skills and qualities of a good chair * To learn ideas and approaches for chairing a successful meeting that is on time and achieves its outcomes * To understand the protocols and boundaries for appropriate meeting etiquette and the chair's role in managing this effectively * To appreciate how to manage yourself and others appropriately * To take away personal actions to apply to your role 1 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS * Objectives * What's the challenge for you? 2 WE CAN'T GO ON MEETING LIKE THIS * Common meeting challenges for chairs and why they succeed or fail * Consequences and impact for the Council * What's the context? 3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EFFECTIVE CHAIR * Activities and input that explore the role, skills and qualities needed * Role of the chair: what is it and how to do it well 4 CHAIRING FOR SUCCESS - IDEAS AND APPROACHES TO MEET THE CHALLENGES * Managing time and boundaries * Preparation and planning * Creating the right environment * Self-management * Challenging personalities and good meeting behaviour 5 FINAL PLENARY SESSION * What's your plan? Take away actions

Taking minutes is a much under-rated skill. It can be challenging at the best of times. So how do you do it for virtual meetings? This trainer-led session will help. It's a very practical programme which explores the issues specific to minuting on-line meetings and gives solutions to some of the trickier problems. Full of useful tips, the session will enable participants to: * Identify how to adapt their current minute-taking skills to on-line meetings * Plan and prepare for a meeting * Follow a line of discussion * Work in partnership with a remote Chair * Deal confidently with minute-taking challenges. 1 WELCOME * Programme objectives * Personal introductions 2 ADAPTING MINUTE-TAKING TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS * How is it different? * What changes in approach are needed? 3 PREPARATION * Preparing for the meeting * Technology and equipment * Dress and personal presentation * Liaising with the Chair * Practical preparation tips 4 MINUTING TIPS * Managing the 'techie' elements, eg. poor sound/visual quality * Knowing who is speaking * Following a line of discussion * What if I don't hear or understand? * Tips for producing a set of minutes 5 SESSION REVIEW * Summary, key learning points, feedback and close

An intensive one-year programme that develops the writer’s original voice, embeds professional practice and enhances employability.   At LFS you will gain expertise and experience that form the foundations of your professional screenwriting practice. You will forge relationships and develop networks that propel you into the film and television industries.   MA Screenwriting focuses on the development of the individual screenwriter’s voice. You will be supported and challenged throughout your one year MA as you explore that voice through your screenwriting. You will work collaboratively within a diverse, international cohort and within the conservatoire atmosphere of LFS.   The development of your feature screenplay, at the heart of your MA, is undertaken in small Feature Development Groups of 3 or 4 students, chaired by a tutor. Regular Group meetings are structured around the giving and receiving of feedback and the deep exploration of your feature project from initial idea through several draft screenplays.   The ambition and variety of students’ screenplays reflect both the depth of their creativity and the breadth and diversity of their backgrounds and interests. In addition to your feature screenplay you will have opportunities to write short screenplays and to develop a television series idea.

Meetings are a fact of working life - both virtual and physical meetings. Recording the key points from meetings is critical to making sure that accurate information is captured, and action points are clearly identified and allocated. This virtual training session will support members of staff to develop their skills in recording the key points from meetings and discussions. This course will help participants: * Describe the different levels of note taking and pick the appropriate style for the meeting * Prepare to take minutes in the virtual and the physical environment * Liaise and work in partnership with the meeting Chair * Use a template to enable the capturing of key points * Set up the room ready for the meeting * Identify key points to record, versus what not to record * Interrupt the meeting confidently to check key points * Take neutral, accurate and concise records * Produce a well-laid out set of minutes. 1 INTRODUCTION * Objectives and overview * Introductions and personal aims 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO MINUTES * Purpose and use * Different levels of notetaking 3 PREPARING TO TAKE MINUTES * Identifying the purpose of the meeting * Working with the Chair * Tips and techniques to prepare effectively * Case studies, review and discussion * The physical environment: setting up for a meeting 4 LISTENING AND RECORDING * Tips and techniques to make the process easier * How to interrupt a meeting * What to record; what to leave out * Recording in short-form using playscript and bullet-points * Listening neutrally * Activity: Minuting a Meeting * The tricky ones and how to overcome problems in the meeting 5 PREPARING THE MINUTES * Producing a set of draft minutes * Tips on grammar, punctuation and layout * Stylistic variation * Managing feedback from the Chair 6 REVIEW * Summary of key learning points * Action planning

LEARN HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY SEW LEATHER WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES – BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATES – ONE TEACHER, FOUR STUDENTS WERE? AT OUR LONDON STUDIOhttps://www.thelondonleatherworkshop.com/contact-us/ WHEN? PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE(S) THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST 2 MEETINGS OF 6 HOURS EACH (12 HOURS IN TOTAL) £330 COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED (WORTH £30)   LEVEL: BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE SEWERS. LEARN HOW TO SEW LEATHER WITH A MACHINE: WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT? THIS IS A MOSTLY PRACTICAL ONE TO FOUR TUITION DURING WHICH YOU WILL BE TAUGHT THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF SEWING LEATHER WITH AND INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE AND THE BASIC, MOST POPULAR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN BAG AND ACCESSORY MAKING. THROUGH THE LESSON YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE SOME BASIC TRAINING ON HOW TO MARK, CUT AND GLUE LEATHER AS WELL AS HOW TO CONSTRUCT COMMON BAG FEATURES. AT THE END OF THE TUITION, YOU WILL HAVE GAINED CONFIDENCE IN SEWING LEATHER WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO REALISE SOME SIMPLE ITEMS INDEPENDENTLY. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT SEWING PROBLEMS AND HOW TO MANAGE CHALLENGES SUCH AS CURVES, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LEATHER, STRETCHY/ROUGH/SLIPPERY SURFACES AND MORE. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO SEW BASIC COMPONENTS OF A BAG SUCH US SOME TYPES OF SIMPLE ZIPS, STRAPS AND GUSSETS.  YOU WILL PRODUCE YOUR OWN SAMPLES OF WORK TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. AS THIS IS A ONE TO THREE TUITION, THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE CUSTOMISED TO YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.   WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT? BELOW IS A LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES: – INDUSTRIAL MACHINES: DIFFERENCES AND MAIN FEATURES – TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SEWING MACHINE FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION – TO OPERATE A LOCK STITCH WALKING FOOT MACHINE – TO THREAD INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES – TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT TENSION IN YOUR SEWING – TO USE VARIOUS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN YOUR SEWING – TO UNDERSTAND THREAD TYPES AND NEEDLE SIZES – TO LEARN HOW TO CORRECTLY SEW LEATHER AND HOW THIS DIFFERS FROM SEWING OTHER MATERIALS – SEWING THIN VS THICK LEATHER – TO LEARN HOW TO SEW STRAIGHT LINES, CURVES AND PARALLEL LINES – TO PRODUCE A RANGE OF BASIC SEAMS, SEAM FINISHES, CONSTRUCTION, CONTINUOUS AND REINFORCED SEAMS – TO HANDLE SEWING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LEATHER – LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH A SIMPLE ZIP ON LEATHER – LEARN HOW TO CUT, ASSEMBLE AND SEW SIMPLE STRAPS AND HANDLES – HOW TO INCORPORATE TWO TYPES OF LINING IN YOUR PROJECT – HOW TO MARK, CUT AND GLUE LEATHER   IMPORTANT TO KNOW: WE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO COVER AS MUCH ON THE SYLLABUS AS POSSIBLE AND DEPENDING ON YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OR WE MIGHT INSTEAD BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES RELATING TO THE ABOVE LISTED TOPICS, SUCH AS: – FINISHING TECHNIQUES (PIPING, BINDING, FOLDING) – LEARN HOW TO ASSEMBLE AND SEW SIMPLE GUSSETS – LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH MORE COMPLEX ZIPS STYLES – LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH MORE COMPLEX STRAPS AND HANDLES STYLES – LEARN HOW TO CONSTRUCT BUTTON HOLES & POCKETS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: ON THE DAY YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL HANDOUTS TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU WHICH CONTAIN: – AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE PROVIDING CRUCIAL INFORMATION OF SEWING MACHINES TYPES AND COMPONENTS – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT NEEDLES, THREAD TYPES AND ESSENTIAL KEY WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPICS OF THE LESSON WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH SOME PREVIOUS BASIC MACHINE SEWING EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE SEWERS (EITHER USING INDUSTRIAL OR DOMESTIC MACHINES). YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST.

A half day course for those who find themselves taking and presenting minutes for different kinds of meetings. The session will provide practical tips on how to write minutes that are clear and more concise and how to save time during the minute-taking process. It will be a useful session for both novice and experienced minute takers.