Basic Facilitation Skills
Event Information
About this Event
This three-day workshop provides hands-on and accessible instruction in the art of group facilitation.
Tuesday, November 5, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 6, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 7, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Do you and/or others within your organization or network plan, develop, organize, evaluate and make decisions for your organization as a team? Are you and others needed to plan and lead facilitated group discussions? Would you like your organization’s group meetings and working sessions to be carried out in a more facilitative way?
If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, your organization or network needs to have someone skilled in the art and science of facilitation!
Core Concepts of Facilitation
- Role of a Facilitator
- Competencies of a Successful Facilitator
- Process vs. Content
- Outcomes
- Flip Charting and other Recording Methods
- Verbal and Non-verbal Communication
Understanding Groups
- Characteristics of Learners
- Facilitating Challenging Group Situations
Designing Facilitated Sessions
- Preparing for Facilitated Sessions
- Tools and Techniques
- Using Icebreakers and Energizers
Facilitation Practice and Feedback
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Small Group Facilitation Presentations
To Register
To register for a workshop, you will need to identify the non-profit or government organization you represent as well as obtaining a signature from the current designated signing authority of the same (such as the chairperson, treasurer, manager, supervisor, etc.)
Workshop to include refrershements, lunch, and course materials.
Workshop attendance will Cap at 25 attendees. If we are at capacity, you are welcome to signup on the waitlist.
Workshop minimum is 16, if minimum is not met, the workshop will be cancelled.