Conference Chairs are not the stars of the event, but they are vital to its success. Chairs are there to make your Speakers and Panellists look good, enhance what they deliver and connect them to the audience in a way that adds value and raises the reputation of the conference.
You could deliver more for a conference and this training is here to help.
Delivered by John Scarrott, an experienced trainer and ICF Coach and designed for association executives, the training will equip chairs with the knowledge and skills to excel. Their improved performance will enhance the delegate experience and increase the value they bring and reputation of the conference.
This training will support chairs to deliver their best performance.
Agenda
- The goal: what makes an effective event Chair.
- Reaching the goal: the 4Ps approach to Chairing.
- Preparation: what and how to prepare.
- Practise: how to rehearse to make your preparation stick.
- Performance: putting it into action when Chairing.
- Common challenges: the bumps in the road and how to handle them.
- Key Chiaring skills: what they are and how to use them.
- Facilitating process: managing the beginning, the middle and the end.
- Personal Confidence: building it before, during and after the event.
- Action Plan: what will you do with what you’ve learned.
Learning outcomes
- A framework that can be applied to become a confident conference chair
- The skills required to chair a conference, and knowledge of how to apply them
Who should enroll
This Masterclass suits those with some experience of chairing and those who’ve just started out. It will stimulate you to review and add to what you know and provide you with a framework to make your chairing highly effective.
Timings
09:30 – Start
11:00 – End
Timings are in GMT / UTC
Format
The session is held on Zoom Meetings, with delegates on video.
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