The Art of Facilitation: Making Meetings Work

Facil­i­ta­tion is a core lead­er­ship com­pe­tency. But what is facil­i­ta­tion? What are the skills of a great facilitator?

This one-day class has evolved over the last 12 years to include all the skills nec­es­sary to run effec­tive meet­ings, from small staff meet­ings to those emo­tional roller-coasters called pub­lic meet­ings! Par­tic­i­pants apply their new skills imme­di­ately by facil­i­tat­ing a mini-meeting on a con­tro­ver­sial topic.

“This train­ing of facil­i­ta­tion skills was extra­or­di­nar­ily help­ful and prac­ti­cal. The meet­ings I lead will never be the same.”
–Par­tic­i­pant, Sil­i­con Val­ley Bank

Course Details

  • 1-day group session
  • Takes place at a site of your choice
  • Appro­pri­ate for both new and sea­soned facilitators

By the end of this course, par­tic­i­pants can:

  • Describe the “facil­i­ta­tor frame of mind;” explain when the roles of con­tent expert and facil­i­ta­tor are appropriate.
  • Develop an outcome-based agenda.
  • Model at least ten essen­tial facil­i­ta­tor skills to help focus meet­ings, whether in per­son or over the phone.
  • Describe how to respond effec­tively to dif­fi­cult group dynamics.
  • Define the respon­si­bil­i­ties of non-facilitator meet­ing participants.
  • Apply these tools and skills to a “real-life” dia­logue around a hot topic.

Links to our other Facil­i­ta­tion Courses:

Facil­i­ta­tion: the Uni­verse of Skills (Two days)

Con­tact Guila Muir to find out more about this course. She can cus­tomize any work­shop to suit your organization’s unique needs.

Indi­vid­ual con­sul­ta­tion is some­times the best solu­tion. Guila pro­vides tailor-made coach­ing ses­sions both as “stand-alone” offer­ings and as follow-up rein­force­ment after work­shops. Con­tact us to find out more about indi­vid­ual consultation.