Running Better Meetings - How to Facilitate at W3C

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Session description

Facilitating meetings in technical spaces is an important skill, and there are not many resources on how to do it for people new to the practice or new to W3C. Based on the meeting facilitation training developed by the Positive Work Environments CG at W3C, this session will provide a condensed version of the training covering how to effectively run meetings in a W3C context, how to handle code of conduct matters, and how to handle conflict.

Session goal

Provide meeting facilitators with information and guidance on running better meetings.

Session type

Breakout (Default)

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#running-meetings

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Agenda (link or inline) (Optional)

• Effective meeting facilitation
  • Setting the stage
  • Tooling
  • Fostering discussion
• Introducing the code of conduct
  • Role of the facilitator
• Handling difficult situations
  • De-escalation

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Meeting materials (Optional)

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• Recording

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