Overview
Too many meetings can leave you feeling drained, unproductive, and frustrated. This session explores the causes of meeting fatigue and provides practical strategies-both individual and team-based-to reclaim your time, boost engagement, and make meetings more effective.
Why you should Attend
Are endless meetings draining your energy and crushing your productivity? If you don’t take action, you’ll continue wasting hours in unproductive discussions, struggling to focus, and feeling burned out. Meeting fatigue isn’t just frustrating-it impacts your performance, job satisfaction, and even career growth. This session will give you practical, immediate strategies to protect your time, regain control over your schedule, and help your team run smarter, not longer meetings. Don’t let another exhausting meeting cycle go by-learn how to break free now!
Areas Covered in the Session
- Introduction to Meeting Fatigue
- Individual Actions to Reduce Meeting Fatigue
- Team/Group Actions to Improve Meeting Effectiveness
- Tools and Technique to Reduce Overwhelm
- Action Planning
Who Will Benefit
- Manager
- Project Manager
- Supervisors
- Exec. Directors
- Committee Chairs
Speaker Profile
Laurie Dougherty With over 28 years of experience in leadership development, meeting facilitation, and instructional design, Laurie Dougherty is a highly skilled trainer specializing in soft skills and group facilitation. As a certified facilitator and mentor trainer, Laurie has trained hundreds of professionals in areas such as meeting facilitation, effective communication, emotional intelligence, customer service, and team collaboration.
A dynamic trainer, Laurie focuses on creating interactive, engaging learning experiences that empower individuals and teams to excel. From training department heads in leadership skills, Technology of Participation training, to conducting custom customer service seminars, Laurie is dedicated to delivering practical, results-driven programs.
In addition to being a certified Social Styles Trainer and a member of a professional network of facilitators, Laurie is a mentor trainer in Technology of Participation and hold a certificate in instructional design from Rollins College. Laurie’s approach is highly interactive, ensuring participants gain real-world skills they can immediately apply in their work environments.
Whether you need to enhance your team’s soft skills, improve meeting facilitation, or develop a more empathetic and professional communication style, Laurie’s programs are tailored to meet your specific needs.
Instructor
Laurie Dougherty