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Chairing Meetings and Communicating as an Effective Chairperson

Committees, management teams and boards across African organisations lose hours to meetings that drift, repeat themselves or reach no clear outcome. The chairperson sets the tone and controls that outcome through how they communicate. This course develops the practical skills to prepare, run and close meetings that stay focused, include every voice and produce clear decisions.

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What you will be able to do

  • Prepare an agenda that keeps a meeting purposeful and on time.
  • Open, steer and close discussion using clear chairing language.
  • Draw out quieter members while managing those who dominate.
  • Summarise discussion and confirm decisions and action owners.
  • Handle conflict and heated exchanges calmly and fairly.
  • Ensure minutes and follow up accurately reflect what was agreed.

Course outline

  1. 01The Chairperson's Role and Responsibilities
  2. 02Preparing a Focused Agenda
  3. 03Opening and Steering Discussion
  4. 04Managing Participation and Airtime
  5. 05Handling Conflict in the Room
  6. 06Summarising and Confirming Decisions
  7. 07Linking Minutes to Action Follow Up
  8. 08Chairing Practice and Feedback

Who should attend

This course is aimed at chairpersons, committee leaders, supervisors and managers who run meetings, as well as those preparing to take on a chairing role.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
5 to 6 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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