The curriculum focuses on how to avoid wasted time, keep the participants engaged and increase commitment to the decisions taken. We teach the basic skills of facilitation and the communication tools needed to take your next meeting to a new level.
A two-day course where participants will learn how to:
Optimize the use of participants time
Produce results that will justify the opportunity cost of the meeting
Obtain the support of the management, or the convener
Keep the group focused
Deal with difficult participants
Encourage significant participation
Lead the group to solutions
Accomplish decision-making
Increase the probability of follow-up on discussions and decisions made
Promote the continuous improvement of meetings
If you detest meetings, you will love this workshop!
This workshop is agile, inspiring, and creates confidence.
It is intended for individuals and teams who are engaged in improving their skills as facilitative leaders.
Previous experience in facilitation is not required.
The contents of this course have been designed around the six competencies defined by the International Association of Facilitators (IAF)
This is a two-day, 16 hour course
Anatomy of a meeting
Facilitator’s role and responsibilities
The questions you need to ask in advance
The foundations of agenda planning
Setting ground rules for the group
Propositions, minutes and other strategies to keep the group focused
Beginnings and endings
Introduction to decision-making – discussion
Integrating other roles in the process
Basic tools (items you must bring – and use!)
Currently there are no open courses scheduled.
