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Running Effective Meetings

Learn how to plan, facilitate, and evaluate effective business meetings that drive collaboration, decision-making, and results. This course also introduces Robert's Rules of Order as a framework for conducting structured and productive meetings.


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  • Instructor
    Rusty Williams
  • Level
    Beginner
  • Study time
    ~ 2 hour
  • Video time
    ~ 65 min
  • Lessons
    3

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About This Course
Meetings are a critical part of business operations, but they are often viewed as unproductive and time-consuming. This course explores why organizations hold meetings, when meetings should be avoided, and how to ensure that meetings create value. Learners will discover practical techniques for planning agendas, assigning roles, preparing participants, leading productive discussions, and evaluating meeting effectiveness. The course concludes with an introduction to Robert's Rules of Order and its application to structured decision-making and governance meetings.
Target Audience
  • Managers and supervisors
  • Team leaders and project managers
  • Business professionals who regularly organize or facilitate meetings
  • Board and committee members
  • Anyone seeking to improve meeting effectiveness
Prerequisites
  • No formal prerequisites
  • Basic familiarity with workplace communication and collaboration is recommended
Course Suggestions
This course is the first module in a growing series on Leadership Courses. Stay tuned as we continue to expand the curriculum with hands-on, practical guidance tailored to utility professionals.

What you´ll learn

  • Define the purpose and characteristics of effective business meetings.

  • Differentiate between situations that require meetings and those better handled through alternative communication methods.

  • Plan meetings using clear objectives, agendas, participant roles, and preparation materials.

  • Facilitate productive meetings that encourage participation and maintain focus.

  • Evaluate meeting effectiveness using practical performance metrics.

  • Apply the fundamental principles of Robert's Rules of Order to structured meetings.

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Your Instructor

Jimmy R. (Rusty) Williams

President and CEO of UTC

About the instructor

Rusty Williams is the President and CEO of the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) in which the UTC Academy resides. Rusty is an electrical engineer by training and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Alabama. Rusty has been in the utility and technology industry for over 40 years and has had the opportunity to speak publicly many times to many audiences. Rusty understands the value in being able to effectively communicate and wants to impart his experience to help those that haven't had those opportunities.

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