Meetings Icebreakers and Energisers

Time:
This exercise will take about 15 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 30 minutes for completion.

Aims:
• To explore the kind of behaviours that are needed to be an effective contributor to online meetings or conference calls.

Group Size:
Can be used with groups of up to 25 participants.

Useful For:
Anyone.

You'll Need:
• Flipchart, pens and sticky notes for all participants.

Remote/Virtual Delivery:
There is a Remote Delivery version of this module available in Trainers’ Library.

Time:
This exercise will take about 25 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 30 minutes for completion.

Aims:
• To welcome the participants.
• To introduce the facilitator(s) and participants to each other.
• To introduce the facilities.
• To agree the course objectives and timetable.

Group Size:
This module is suitable for use with groups of almost any size.

You'll Need:
Nothing, other than the materials provided.

Time:
This exercise will take about 20 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing about 25 minutes for completion.

Aims:
• To explore the different attitudes and experiences that participants have had of meetings.
• To identify key skills needed to ensure meetings are effective.
• To understand the importance of having clear agenda objectives for meetings.

Group Size:
This module can be used with groups of up to 20 participants.

You'll Need:
• Nothing other than the materials provided.

Time:
This exercise will take about 15 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 20 minutes for completion.

Aims:
• To identify participant's views on meetings.
• To understand the views of others about meetings and their reasons for them.
• To create a list of objectives for the training based on the participants’ views.

Group Size:
Suitable for use with groups of up to 20 participants.

You'll Need:
• Nothing other than the materials provided.

Notes:
You will need to print the Meeting Attitudes Cards in advance. If you anticipate using them frequently, we recommend that you laminate them.

Time:
This exercise will take about 15 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 30 minutes for completion.

Aims:
• To encourage participants to think about the true cost of meetings.
• To show the importance of ensuring meetings are effective.

Group Size:
This module is suitable for use with groups of up to 24 participants.

You'll Need:
• A calculator for each participant.

Notes:
It would be useful for internal trainers in an organisation that has published ‘grades’ and salary bands, to have copies of these for participants to refer to during this exercise.