Speech and Workshop Topics
Our most requested topics on Productive Meetings are available in keynote, seminar or workshop formats and in lengths suited to your requirements. Productive to the Max works with you to select the exact modules that best meet your needs. We ensure that your focus is reflected in every one of our presentations. Examples of some suggested alternate speech and workshop titles are shown at the end of each of the outlines that follow.
Productive Meetings
Put your Meetings on a Diet!
Are you constantly bombarded with requests to attend unnecessary meetings? Do you come away with a sense of accomplishment or a feeling of frustration and confusion because the meeting did not accomplish any specific objective? A poorly planned and implemented meeting is a waste of time and energy.
In order to conduct effective meetings, all the components need to come together to ensure cooperation, support and ultimate action. Whether you are involved in the planning, preparation or chairing of a meeting, this offering will assist you in improving the experience at all levels.
Key concepts
- Gain control of meeting elements
- Get the most out of meetings
- Plan, prepare for and participate
- Utilize meeting time more effectively
- Establish a set of ground rules
Available Modules
- Elements of a meeting
- Before the meeting
- Is it necessary
- What are the goals and objectives?
- What type is best?
- Who should attend?
- What's the agenda and arrangements?
- During the meeting
- Arrival
- Communication
- Dealing with difficult behaviours
- Making decisions
- Minutes
- After the meeting
- Summary
- Follow up
- Ground rules for meetings
Suggested alternate titles available for this session
- Sane Strategies for Meetings
- Funeral or Meeting? Which is more productive?
- MAX-imize your Meetings!

Better performance means greater
job satisfaction and organizational efficiency!
Productive to the Max offers a no-cost, no-obligation 20-minute session
to determine how we might help increase your productivity,
performance and profitability
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