Webinar: Unlocking Committee Potential
February 25, 2025, 01:00 pm
– 02:30 pm
Virtual
February 25
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Program Overview
Unlocking Committee Potential: Meeting Management Strategies for Staff Liaisons
Do you dread serving as the staff liaison to one or more volunteer committees? Are the meetings usually ineffective, resulting in little to no actual outcomes? Join us to explore essential meeting management strategies tailored for staff liaisons working with volunteer committee leaders. Learn how to cultivate effective collaboration and teamwork by understanding and articulating committee goals, metrics, timelines, and roles/responsibilities. Discover key design strategies for structuring productive committee meetings, including agenda development and minute-taking for accountability. Explore tips, tricks, and techniques to facilitate meaningful participation and decision-making both during and following committee meetings. Additionally, identify tools and best practices for optimizing virtual committee meetings to engage remote participants effectively. By the end of this session, you'll be equipped with actionable insights to unlock your committee's full potential and drive impactful outcomes.
What You Will Learn
- Explore the relationship between staff liaisons and volunteer committee leaders to cultivate collaboration and teamwork.
- Identify and clearly articulate committee goals, metrics, timelines, and roles/responsibilities.
- Understand key strategies for structuring committee meeting agendas/minutes to maximize productivity and accountability.
- Explore techniques to facilitate meaningful participation and decision-making within committees.
- Identify tools and practices for optimizing virtual committee meetings and promoting engagement among remote participants.
Presenter
Aaron Wolowiec, MSA, CAE, CMP Fellow
With more than two decades of association experience, Aaron is a nationally recognized meeting professional, designer of engaging learning and networking experiences, and a certified facilitator who prioritizes participatory and equitable approaches to both consensus building and strategic planning.