When you are chairing meetings, you need to stamp your authority on the meeting... without being authoritarian. So this video gives you my top tips for how to facilitate with authority. Watching this Video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) This video is part of course module number 2.3.2 Program 2: The Manager as Communicator Course 3: Meetings Section 2: Chairing Meetings Primary videos that precede this video include: - Planning Your Meeting https://youtu.be/u0hqoWIecNU - Meetings as Conversations https://youtu.be/42kngpo0MPE - Meeting Discipline https://youtu.be/NWLKP4Lk3BA - Hosting the Meeting https://youtu.be/MyyoRz4fKP8 - Housekeeping https://youtu.be/U3PfBOBeqBY Primary videos that follow this video include: - Managing the Meeting https://youtu.be/cRap-SJ8tpQ - How to Close Your Meeting https://youtu.be/S0V2-NsLFSs - Meeting Minutes and Follow-up https://youtu.be/97j9Nq8UuGk LESSON NOTES ============ Preparedness is probably the single biggest tip on how to facilitate with authority. But other factors also add to your credibility as the meeting facilitator: - position - rules - timing - ground rules (see our video on this: https://youtu.be/INqC8cVDOgo) - demeanour - discipline RECOMMENDED EXERCISE ====================== 1. Prepare well for each of your next three meetings. This includes thinking about how you will come across with authority and gravitas. (3x1 MC CPD Point) 2. At each of your next three meetings, be deliberate in how you use our tips to increase your level of authority (3x1 MC CPD Point) 3. After each of your next three meetings, review what you did, how it went, and what you learned. Think about what you need to do differently (and what the same) at your next meeting (3x1 MC CPD Point) DOWNLOADS =========== Free Resources - CPD Tools - https://gum.co/MC-CPD Paid resources - Management Courses Onboarding Kit - https://gum.co/MC-ObK ($3) RECOMMENDED READING ===================== - Running Meetings (HBR) https://geni.us/uTtzzH - Meetings Suck https://geni.us/PnqAf - Bad Meetings Happen to Good People https://geni.us/ehWHWW Management Courses Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points =========================================================== You can record your Management Courses CPD points on our free, downloadable CPD record log. Download it here: https://gum.co/MC-CPD Each video has two levels of MC CPD points. For this video: - If you simply watched the video, record 1 MC CPD point - If you also carried out all of the recommended exercises, score a total of 10 MC CPD points ___ Note: Links to our book recommendations are affiliated through Amazon