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Town hall meeting - Quarterly update session

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and a survey. You only add the 15 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
60 min
Lessons
3 lessons
Frequency
Quarterly town hall meeting
Last reviewed
22 Oct 2026
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What would you do?

The top-voted question asks why a project was cancelled, and the leader cannot share the full reason yet. You are hosting

Try it: this is one of 9 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the survey tells you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 3 lessons, about 60 minutes
  • Flashcards, process, sorting activity, scenario and quizzes
  • 5-question final check, 80% to pass

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 12 slides
  • Scale, word cloud, quiz, poll slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

A feedback survey

Find out what landed and what to change next time.

  • Feedback survey: 5 questions
  • Questions written for this session
  • Results feed your next session

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 457.0Complete the course and its final checkBest practiceWhole course
SO 457.1Run the 60 minutes in the order the deck sets outBest practiceWhole course
SO 457.2Prepare the leader's three headlines and the next quarter's prioritiesBest practiceWhole course
SO 457.3Pre-seed question time so it starts with momentumBest practiceWhole course
SO 457.4Name who answers questions you run out of time forBest practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 15 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

3 lessons, about 60 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Plan the town hall

3 pages

20 min
Before you beginNoteTextList
The 60 minutesTextProcessImageButton
CheckQuiz
2

Run it live

3 pages

20 min
Prepare the contentTextFlashcardsNoteYour infoYour infoYour info
Keep the room taking partTextSorting activity
ScenarioScenario
3

Close the loop

3 pages

20 min
After the town hallTextFlashcardsYour infoYour info
Final checkQuizMulti-select quizYour info
You have finishedKey factAccordionButtonYour info

Live deck and survey

12 slides to run live, a survey to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Every survey question is listed below.

Content · customiseQuarterly town hall
Word cloudOne word for how this quarter felt
Content · customiseThree headline results
Quiz · customiseWhich of these did we hit this quarter?
Content · customiseNext quarter's priorities
Poll · customiseWhich priority matters most to your team?
ScaleHow confident are you in our direction?
Content · customiseWhat you told us last time
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Open-endedWhat should leadership stop, start or keep doing?
ScaleHow clear is what happens next?
Closing · customiseThanks for joining
Feedback survey: 5 questions
  1. Overall, how useful was this session? 5 stars
  2. How clear is what happens next? 1-5 scale
  3. What worked best? multiple choice
  4. Did you get an answer to the question that mattered most to you? multiple choice
  5. What is one thing we should change next time? open text

Make it yours

15 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Company name{{COMPANY_NAME}}
  • Leader name and title{{LEADER_NAME_AND_TITLE}}
  • Quarter headlines{{QUARTER_HEADLINES}}
  • Next quarter priorities{{NEXT_QUARTER_PRIORITIES}}
  • You said we did{{YOU_SAID_WE_DID}}
  • Who answers questions you run out of time for, and by when{{QA_FOLLOW_UP_OWNER}}
Show all 15 fields
  • Anonymity statement{{ANONYMITY_STATEMENT}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Quarter hit right{{QUARTER_HIT_RIGHT}}
  • Quarter hit wrong 1{{QUARTER_HIT_WRONG_1}}
  • Quarter hit wrong 2{{QUARTER_HIT_WRONG_2}}
  • Priority 1{{PRIORITY_1}}
  • Priority 2{{PRIORITY_2}}
  • Priority 3{{PRIORITY_3}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run town hall meeting - Quarterly update session training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

Quarterly town hall meeting.

Who needs this training?

All employees; run by a senior leader with an internal-comms or HR host.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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