Running effective meetings
Decide whether a meeting is needed, build an agenda with purposes and timings, run it so everyone contributes, and follow through on decisions and actions.
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- About 45 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Decide whether a topic needs a meeting or a written update
- Write an agenda that states each item's purpose, owner and time and fits the slot
- Chair a meeting so that decisions are clear and every attendee can contribute
- Record decisions and actions with one owner and a due date, and follow them up
Course outline
- 1.Running effective meetingsVideo · 2 min
- 2.Does this need a meeting?Lesson · 15 min
- 3.Chairing the meetingLesson · 15 min
- 4.Notes, actions and follow-throughLesson · 14 min
- 5.Running effective meetings: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 17 questions
- 6.Running effective meetings: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 7.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- General meeting-facilitation practice (purposeful agendas, defined roles, action logs)
See it with your own jobs and topics
Tell us about your team and we'll walk you through setup, from choosing jobs to your first skills check.