Meetings shape collaboration, decision-making, and workplace culture. The ways leaders communicate, facilitate discussions, and respond to others can influence whether participants feel included, heard, and comfortable contributing ideas. Creating more equitable and inclusive meetings requires intentional communication, reflection, and awareness of how personal perspectives influence group dynamics.
Creating Equitable and Inclusive Meetings is an Academic Impressions course designed to help faculty, supervisors, and professionals strengthen meeting facilitation skills and foster more inclusive group environments. Through reflection and practical communication strategies, participants learn approaches for building stronger collaboration, engagement, and psychological safety in both virtual and in-person meetings.
Participants explore topics including:
- Reflecting on how personal identity and perspectives influence meeting facilitation and group interactions
- Practicing communication skills that strengthen collaboration and inclusion in meetings
- Developing stronger listening, modeling, and question-asking techniques
- Learning strategies to suspend assumptions and encourage broader participation and engagement
- Building accountability practices that support inclusive meeting environments
- Applying inclusive facilitation approaches to both virtual and in-person settings
The course emphasizes practical communication and facilitation strategies that leaders can immediately apply to improve meeting culture, strengthen participation, and support more inclusive collaboration.
This resource is especially valuable for faculty leaders, supervisors, department chairs, managers, committee leaders, and higher education professionals responsible for leading meetings and facilitating group discussions.
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