Ready to boost your meeting leadership skills and improve team collaboration?

Our 2025 online workshop will equip you with tools and techniques to run efficient and engaging meetings that drive results. Choose from three levels to find the right training for your goals, schedule and budget.

Ready to make your meetings work?

Choose the right training for you.

  • Meeting Participation

    Session 1
    Friday, May 30
    11:00 AM-1:30 PM ET US

    Learn to effectively collaborate and thoughtfully engage in day-to-day meetings. For anyone who participates in meetings.

  • Meeting Management

    Sessions 1-4
    Fridays, May 30-June 20
    11:00 AM-1:30 PM ET US

    Improve how you guide conversations to make them more inclusive, engaging, and productive. For project managers and routine meeting leads.

  • Meeting Leadership

    Sessions 1-6
    Fridays, May 30-June 27, July 11
    11:00 AM-1:30 PM ET US

    Explore advanced tools for meeting design and techniques for group collaboration. For higher-stake meetings, such as strategic offsites.

Level 1 Meeting Participation

Session 1 | Friday, May 30 | 11:00 AM-1:30 PM ET US

Learn to effectively collaborate and thoughtfully engage in day-to-day meetings. Ideal for anyone who participates in meetings.

Key Topics:

  • Group participation skills

  • Meeting etiquette

  • Navigating conflict as a participant

Level 2 Meeting Management

Sessions 1-4 | Fridays, May 30-June 20 | 11:00 AM-1:30 PM ET US

Improve how you guide conversations to make them more inclusive, engaging, and productive. Ideal for project managers and routine meeting leads.

Key Topics:

  • Kicking off a meeting

  • Basic collaborative decision-making

  • Setting meeting agreements 

  • Meeting management skills 

  • Navigating conflict as a meeting manager

  • Action and follow-through

Level 3 Meeting Leadership

Sessions 1-6 | Fridays, May 30-June 27, July 11 | 11:00 AM-1:30 PM ET US

Explore advanced tools for meeting design and techniques for group collaboration. Ideal for higher-stake meetings, such as strategic offsite.

Key Topics:

  • Meeting energizers

  • Planning and preparation

  • Designing an engaging agenda

  • Brainstorming techniques 

  • Group decision-making techniques

Pricing


Level 1: $150
Level 2: $540 ($135 per day)
Level 3: $750 ($125 per day)

Registration ends on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

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Meet the Instructor

Photo of Lauren Green

This workshop will be led by Lauren Green, MeetingMakers lead facilitator and trainer, and This Meeting Sucks podcast host. Lauren is a certified virtual facilitator, certified coach, experienced visual notetaker, and effective leadership development trainer. Lauren teaches facilitation as an adjunct professor for George Mason University’s Organization Development and Knowledge Management Program. She holds a master’s degree in Organization Development and Knowledge Management from George Mason University.

Sign Up Gift

As a thank you for signing up, you’ll receive a free copy of our This Meeting Sucks Season 3 Playbook. This ebook will give you a headstart to learning some of the content covered in the workshop and serve as a helpful refresher after the course.

 FAQs

  • It’s important that you attend all sessions for the level that you sign up for, as each builds on itself. If you don’t have time for Level 2 or 3, complete the preceding level this year and skip ahead next year.

    If you can’t make it due to an emergency or unforeseen priority, we will do what we can to provide the missing information. Because of the program's experiential nature and to protect other participants' privacy, we do not record the sessions.

  • You’ll need your favorite notetaking tools and a computer. For those who plan to lead in-person meetings, we can provide recommended supplies for your toolkit. You’re welcome to practice with these supplies during the workshop.

  • If you already facilitate meetings and have a good understanding of the “basics,” Level 1 may be repetitive of your existing knowledge and training. However, Levels 2 and 3 may help fill gaps in your practice, validate and strength your existing knowledge, and provide new ideas to give your meetings a refresh.

  • Yes! This is a fundamentals program, and the tools provided translate to both in-person and online meetings. We’ll discuss both types of meetings in tandem. As a bonus, you will learn how to use Mural, an online whiteboard platform that we use to collaborate throughout the program.

  • We do not record the sessions because of the program's experiential nature and to protect other participants' privacy.

  • We get it—life happens. We can refund your payment in full up to two weeks before the first session. Within two weeks of the event, we will offer partial refunds on a case-by-case basis. We cannot offer refunds following the first session.

Have another question? Reach out on our contact page.

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