Meetings have become the staple diet of workers in any organization today.  Regardless of the type of company and business that is operated, meetings serve an important part of the communication process between different levels of the organization involving different aspects of its operation. Whether it is staff meetings, project meetings, planning and coordinating meetings—they all take time away from the actual conducting of business activities; therefore it pays to make them as efficient and effective as possible.

Meetings have become the staple diet of workers in any organization today.  Regardless of the type of company and business that is operated, meetings serve an important part of the communication process between different levels of the organization involving different aspects of its operation. Whether it is staff meetings, project meetings, planning and coordinating meetings—they all take time away from the actual conducting of business activities; therefore it pays to make them as efficient and effective as possible.

There has been a growing realization that we have to pay attention to the process elements of meetings, if we want them to be effective.  With its focus on asking rather than telling, and listening to build consensus, facilitation is one of the new leadership competencies that is highly desirable to have in your skill set.

Facilitation differs from providing instruction and training. The critical difference lies in the exchange of information rather than the one-sided presentation of information that is frequently the core area of training and instruction.  Managers and supervisors today are often asked to facilitate rather than instruct or manage their meetings and training sessions because of the benefit and extra information that results from a more balanced exchange of information.

Facilitation Skills© is a one-day workshop has been created to make core facilitation skills better understood and readily available for your organization. It represents materials and ideas that have been tested and refined over twenty years of active facilitation in all types of settings.  The workshop provides essential knowledge and skills in how to:

	Distinguish facilitation from instruction and training.
	Identify the competencies linked to effective small group facilitation.
	Understand the difference between content and process.
	Identify the four stages of team development and ways to help teams through each stage.

By learning to distinguish facilitation from instruction and identify the key competencies that have been linked with effective small group facilitation, it will provide you with the basics on how to facilitate meetings for your particular need or purpose.  Using the knowledge and skills you have gained, you will have a better understanding of the four stages of team development, and how teams can be assisted through each stage of the process.

With the skills and techniques you learn from this workshop you will be able to effectively facilitate everything from small group meetings to staff meetings.  The ability to facilitate effective meetings that encourage the exchange of ideas is quickly becoming a hallmark of effective leaders.  Are meetings a dreaded part of your weekly schedule?  If so, learn how facilitation skills can help transform meetings into sessions for effective and meaningful exchange of ideas.

Who should attend

This program is designed for anyone who meets facilitate any number of types of events such as coaching, training, meetings, mediation, etc. This training seminar is particularly useful for people who have a background in training but not necessarily facilitation. It is ideal for beginners as all of those people who have had prior experience but perhaps no formal facilitation training skills.

FREE graduate coaching program

To ensure that the skills learnt on the day of the program are fully utilised, each participant will receive a 3 month on-line Graduate eCoaching program (valued at $195 per person) free of charge after the seminar

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