Effective Business Meetings Simulation

Overview/Description
 As the lead project coordinator for Pantheon Electronics, a national reseller of home and office electronics, you will oversee the daily activities of a project management group. Functioning as both a meeting coordinator and a conference chair person, you will test your skills in a broad range of situations, running the gamut from materials procurement to conflict mediation. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft series Effective Business Meetings and includes links to the following courses: COMM0331, COMM0332 and COMM0333.

Target Audience
 Business professionals who want to develop effective facilitation skills, members of boards or committees, meeting participants, executive assistants, and individuals who want to prepare themselves for a business environment.

Expected Duration
0.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Effective Business Meetings Simulation

  • determining whether or not a meeting is needed.
  • selecting the appropriate participants for an information-reporting meeting.
  • selecting the most effective meeting time.
  • choosing the ideal location for a business meeting.
  • preparing the meeting location.
  • conducting ice-breakers.
  • employing techniques to finish the meeting on time.
  • conducting an orderly meeting.
  • avoiding groupthink.
  • conducting a problem-solving meeting.
  • managing meeting participants.

    • Course Number: COMM0330