Chairing Public Meetings

One day or half-day workshop

A tailor-made course presentation in-house for your organisation.

Chairing skills are proving increasingly useful to elected local authority members. In particular the skills needed to chair public meetings are in great demand. Many new public forums are being created – local assemblies, community councils and panels are being created across the UK. Council members are often the people asked to chair these meetings. This course will help you to develop a confident and effective chairing style, suitable for any of these situations.

Who will benefit

This workshop will benefit anyone who may be called on to chair meetings. It will be of particular use to people who are asked to chair public meetings of any size.

For more information email Midas today, send us an enquiry form or telephone us on + 44 (0)845 468 0235

Possible workshop content

These are some of the topics we are considering for inclusion in this workshop. If there is another topic you would like us to include in your course, just let us know. We will then tailor-make the course to meet your requirements.

The role of the chair
The trusted and respected meeting chair
Agreeing the ground rules
What is different about a public meeting
Diversity and a public meeting
Creating an inclusive atmosphere
Making the best use of an agenda
Managing the time
Encouraging open discussion
Balancing a debate – who speaks when
Answering questions effectively
Controlling a heated debate
Keeping calm under pressure
Coping with the difficult members of the audience
Dealing with hecklers
Counting a vote
Encouraging contributions from a wide range of people
A positive conclusion to your public meeting

Midas solutions for success

Midas runs successful in-house training programmes in both the public and private sectors. We develop our own unique, tailor-made courses which deliver a lasting and positive impact on our participants.