The Confident Facilitator

Essential Skills & Tools for Guiding Groups / Effective Meetings


 

      Learn to facilitate meetings that…

                  - start and finish on time

             - are focused on a clear meaningful purpose

                 - engage participants in productive work

 

 

Description

 

The Confident Facilitator is a two-day hands-on facilitation program guaranteed to give you a practical foundation in how to facilitate positive and effective group meetings, sessions and workshops. Research indicates that as much as 50 per cent of meeting time is unproductive or lacks focused outcomes. Whether you lead group work in your organization, in the community or in multi-stakeholder settings, solid facilitation skills are the antidote to wasted time and frustrated participants. In this highly experiential course, you will gain the core skills and practical know-how to facilitate productive group meetings.  


"An excellent foundation and overview of facilitation concepts, tools and practices, with an invaluable reference manual. This course gave me the knowledge, skills and best practices that I can immediately put into practice".- PS

 

Learning Objectives 

  • Discover the characteristics and components of a great meeting
  • Understand the role of a facilitator versus a chairperson, presenter or instructor
  • Receive key steps to planning and preparing for a well facilitated, engaging session
  • Practice essential facilitation skills for guide group process (e.g., listen actively)
  • Learn / apply core tools to engage participants /  facilitate basic session outcomes
  • Apply techniques and methods to keep a group on track; tap collective knowledge
  • Gain insights and interventions for group dynamics
  • Be able to close with clarity and commitment

 

Ideal For:

Leaders who are seeking to improve the quality and output of their meetings, including managers, supervisors, department and team leaders, project managers, internal consultants, and business analysts, various professional and technical experts, change and quality improvement agents.

 

Comments from Past Participants:

 
"The course exceeded our expectations and the instructors were outstanding. Their professional and engaging approach and their wealth of knowledge helped make the course a tremendous learning experience. I look forward to working with you again." In-House Client, University of Calgary
 
“The course content was fantastic. An exciting, engaging, good mix of theory and practice” In-House Participant, FortisBC
 
“The Confident Facilitator course is content and action packed. Learning comes from instructor, other participants and own on-site practice.” Employee, Groupe Agéco
 
“If you hate meetings but haven’t given up hope on them, go to the course and learn to make them inspiring!” Employee, Surrey School District
 
“Facilitation takes time and effort to be effective and through this course, you will improve your professionalism.” In-House Participant, Cenovus
 
 

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