Facilitation Skills
Gain the skills to help groups and teams achieve their desired results
Facilitation Skills helps participants gain the confidence and skills to work with groups to solve problems, agree direction and plan action in a productive way.
| Having the opportunity to practice and facilitate a whole group was invaluable in overcoming challenges and gave me the confidence to apply these skills as soon as I returned to work.
Julie Stoneman, Campaigns Officer, WWF |
Benefits to you and your organisation
- gain the confidence and skills to help groups generate ideas, solve problems, agree direction and plan action
- contract productive relationships with groups
- deal with challenges and difficult group behaviours
- ensure high levels of participation and creativity in groups
- identify and improve your strengths as a facilitator
Core modules
- Key structure skills: contracting and groundrules, keeping on track, balancing task and process, group review and learning, evaluation
- Creating engagement: structuring sessions, active listening, questioning and summarising skills, building ownership and action
- Building: reading group dynamics, building trust, matching different styles and preferences
- Selecting the right intervention: ensuring energy and participation, techniques, tips and methodologies, maximising creativity in groups
- Handling challenge: identifying and clarifying challenge, challenges directed at you, conflict in groups, dealing with opting out or over energetic participants
- Self awareness and personal energy: your strengths and weaknesses, 'anchoring' yourself, maintaining personal energy, self assessment
Learning approaches
You will have the opportunity to facilitate and take part inn small group exercises to practice key skills and approaches. There will be 360-degree feedback from fellow participants on your strengths and areas for development.
| Dates | 29 - 30 September 2010 |
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| Duration | 2 days |
| Cost | £450 + VAT includes full documentation, lunch and refreshments. |
| Venue | London |
| Documentation | Workbook containing all topics covered during the programme. |
| Booking Info | Book Now Also available in-house » |
Please contact us if you'd like to discuss your training requirements with our team, or would like more information |
