Workshop B: Running Public Meetings (One day)

Consultation managers often dread running public meetings. Will anyone come? If they do come, how will they behave? Will a vociferous minority hijack the meeting and heckle the speakers? And what happens if it all goes wrong and makes the situation worse?

Public meetings need not be a nightmare - providing they are properly conceived and carefully chaired or facilitated.

Who this workshop is for:

• Consultation managers or other officials in the public, private or voluntary sectors entrusted with running public meetings.

This workshop will tell you how to:

• Set realistic objectives
• Design the meeting process
• Brief speakers
• Manage the use of time
• Use breakout groups
• Record contributions
• Deal with hostile criticism