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71% of senior managers say meetings are unproductive. And when you’re the one running them? That reflects on you: your leadership, your judgment, your ability to move things forward. As Chiefs of Staff, we run meetings all day: 1:1s with our Principal, cross-functional syncs, stakeholder alignment sessions, board prep. Getting them right isn’t optional.
This workshop with executive communication coach Eloïse Eonnet delivers a foolproof structure for leading outcome-oriented meetings—the kind where alignment actually happens, decisions actually get made, and next steps are actually clear before people leave. You’ll walk away with a framework you can use for your very next meeting (yes, even the impromptu Slack huddle your Principal just pulled you into).
🧑🏫 About the Speaker
Eloïse Eonnet is the founder of Eloquence and an expert in executive presence and strategic communication. Since founding Eloquence in 2011, she has worked with leaders and emerging leaders to help them walk into any room, lead boldly, and communicate with confidence.
Her approach blends structure, mindset shifts, and practical toolkits, giving leaders the language and approaches they need to integrate into their day-to-day and make their own.
📚 About the Workshop
This interactive session breaks down a simple but powerful framework: every meeting is movement from Point A (where you are) to Point B (a decision, alignment, or clear outcome). Most meetings fail because leaders never properly establish Point A, which leaves everyone unclear on why they’re there, what needs to happen, and how they should contribute.
Eloïse walks through her three-part structure for nailing Point A with concrete examples you can copy, then coaches attendees through applying it to their own upcoming meetings. The Q&A dives into the trickiest real-world scenarios: rigid vs. flexible meeting cultures, silent stakeholders, and what to do when your CEO shows up and blows up your agenda 🫣
💡 Key Takeaways You’ll Learn:
The Point A → Point B Framework
Why most meetings fail before they start (and how to fix it in five minutes of prep)
The three non-negotiable elements of Point A: Agenda, Context, Objectives
How to make “outcome-oriented” more than a buzzword
Writing Objectives That Actually Drive Action
The “in order to” test that separates strong objectives from vague ones
Why your objectives need to be actions taken during the meeting, not after
How to build urgency and relevance into every meeting you lead
Handling the Hard Meeting Dynamics
Setting meeting etiquette that gets quiet people talking and loud people listening
Redirecting stakeholders who try to hijack the agenda
What to do when your Principal or CEO changes everything mid-meeting
Scaling the Framework Across Your Whole Calendar
Applying this to recurring meetings (EOS/L10, weekly syncs, 1:1s)
Using the framework in impromptu conversations and quick huddles
The pre-meeting email template that gets people to prepare (or opt out)
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