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.
- Length
- 60 min
- Lessons
- 3 lessons
- Frequency
- Quarterly town hall meeting
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
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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.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 457.0 | Complete the course and its final check | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 457.1 | Run the 60 minutes in the order the deck sets out | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 457.2 | Prepare the leader's three headlines and the next quarter's priorities | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 457.3 | Pre-seed question time so it starts with momentum | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 457.4 | Name who answers questions you run out of time for | Best practice | Whole 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.
1Plan the town hall
3 pages
20 min
Plan the town hall
3 pages
2Run it live
3 pages
20 min
Run it live
3 pages
3Close the loop
3 pages
20 min
Close the loop
3 pages
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.
Feedback survey: 5 questions
- Overall, how useful was this session? 5 stars
- How clear is what happens next? 1-5 scale
- What worked best? multiple choice
- Did you get an answer to the question that mattered most to you? multiple choice
- 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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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and the survey.