Facilitation & Meeting Skills - Workshop Overview

3 - 4 Day workshop

 

This workshop has been developed for individuals who wish to develop their facilitation skills in order to get maximum benefit from meetings or workshops either as a facilitator or participant.

The workshop blends facilitation theory with practical activities and provides delegates with an understanding of the skills required to lead groups effectively through a process to achieve business objectives.

This workshop is highly participative and delegates are encouraged to share their own experiences from the workplace with others and to provide feedback to other participants on their progress.

Workshop Content

• The fundamentals of facilitation and running effective meetings
• The role of the facilitator
• The roles of the participant
• Designing and preparing for a facilitated session or meeting
• Graphic recording
• Tools for gaining agreement and commitment
• Dealing with conflict and difficult situations
• Reviewing and following up a facilitated session or meeting
• Applying facilitation principles to everyday business activities
  

Workshop Objectives

By the end of the workshop, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental principles of facilitation and running effective meetings
• Contribute confidently as a session facilitator or participant
• Design effective facilitated sessions
• Use a series of graphic techniques to record information
• Use a variety of techniques to navigate groups through a process to achieve the required outcome
• Gain group agreement
• Deal with difficult situations
• Review facilitated sessions
  

Additional Benefits

Additional benefits for individuals attending this programme include:

• A full colour manual of tools and techniques that can be used back at work
• Personal 'easy to use' checklists to take away
• The opportunity to try out new techniques in a 'safe' environment
• The opportunity to learn from the experiences of other delegates on the programme
  

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Testimonials

"Well structured, varied activities, well delivered! Exceeded expectations"

"I now have the confidence and tools to run my own workshops-thanks"

"This workshop is excellent value for money - the tools I have learnt about will have a huge impact on meetings in my organisation"

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