Facilitation Skills Workshop

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Course Overview

An effective facilitator helps a group accomplish a goal, such as understanding or solving a problem, exploring opportunities, defining requirements, making decisions, or other objectives. The ability to remain neutral and keep the group on task to achieve the goal is the value a good facilitator brings to an organization. The investment in developing facilitation skills is rewarded with increased leadership capabilities, more effective time management in meetings and other group settings, and an improved likelihood of achieving team and business goals.

This course has been approved for 7 PDUs | 7 CDUs

Who Should Attend

This class is designed for participants wishing to use facilitation for maximum effect and those wanting to go beyond basic meeting skills to achieve consensus and action. It is highly interactive, providing participants an opportunity to facilitate a variety of sessions and get feedback.

Course Objectives

    • Learn various facilitation techniques, including when and how to use them for best effect.
    • Develop a structured approach to planning and conducting facilitated sessions.
    • Practice applying facilitation concepts and best practices.

Course Outline

Welcome

  • Instructor introduction
  • Agenda
  • Course overview
  • Tips on getting and giving feedback

Facilitation Fundamentals

  • Facilitation overview
  • Facilitation Top 10
  • The facilitation process

Starting the Session

  • Understanding session context
  • Session roles and responsibilities
  • Importance of introductions
  • Session 1: Introductions
  • Ground rules
  • Getting to consensus
  • Session 2: Ground Rules

Guiding the Session

  • Team dynamics
  • Meeting the team where it is at
  • Managing session time
  • Managing self
  • Session 3: Characteristics of Good Facilitators
  • Energizers and ice breakers
  • Session 4: Favorite Energizers
  • Difficult people situations
  • Session 5: Addressing difficult people situations

Closing the Session

  • Session review
  • Session 6: Session review

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time
‘GTR’ = Guaranteed to Run

This is a 1-day class

Price: $795.00

Register for Class

Register When Time GTR How
Register 02/11/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM GTR VILT
Register 05/27/2025 9:30AM - 5:30PM GTR VILT
Register 08/26/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM GTR VILT
Register 12/02/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM GTR VILT