Workshop facilitation training and clinic
Learn to run great workshops and facilitate effectively
Facilitating workshops and groups of people is a wonderful skill, and one which so many of our workplaces and roles desperately need. Good facilitation means that time spent collaborating is valuable, safe and enjoyable for everyone in the room.
In this 1/2 day training course you will learn techniques and tools for planning and facilitating good workshops. We will work through exercises to help you create a great workshop and there will clinic time to review some of your own workshop plans, questions and fears as a group.
The session will be structured in 2 sections - workshop and clinic.
Workshop
In the first half we will go over some workshop planning fundamentals and facilitation tips:
- Objectives and understanding your audience
- Structuring your workshop
- Planning activities and materials
- Getting timing right
- Engaging people and working with tricky participants
- Inclusive and equitable facilitation
- Online, offline and hybrid facilitation
- Facilitation tips
Clinic
The second half will be a clinic where participants share a workshop they’re working on or workshop challenge they’re facing and we discuss and work through it together. This could include:
- Shaping a rough workshop idea into a solid plan
- Making sure your timings are right
- Designing exercises for a group
- Reviewing your finished workshop plan
- Talking through your facilitation fears
Discounts and opportunity tickets
There is a 20% discount for groups bookings of 3 or more tickets.
We have a few subsidised or free opportunity tickets available. If you’re Black, disabled, trans, First Nations, not university educated, or if you’re working in the climate space - get in touch.
About your trainer, Clara
Clara has been running workshops and training courses for 20 years. She's worked in public and private sectors, across different countries and in industries including government, education, finance, media and tech.
Clara loves facilitating workshops and she believes it's a skill we can all lean and make use of. You can find out more about Clara on her website.
Who the course is for
This course is for anyone who is currently planning a workshop or knows this is a skill they would like to develop. You don't need any prior knowledge.
Testimonials and feedback
"Loved the structure around the discussion and talking about the slides rather than reading them - felt like it was really tailored to us"
"Great set of resources sent out afterwards we can use and refer to"
"It was a great mix of hearing from you and then the rest of the group speaking and sharing experiences"
"I loved how it was a mix of theoretical learning, practical exercises, and space to reflect and share. Thank you for your balance of empathy, listening and giving practical advice and tips!"
"You created a warm, open and inclusive environment which made me feel safe to learn and share"
"Loved the little toolkit to use for planning -really practical to use."
"Loved the discussions in one group about tricky scenarios in a group"
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Sign ups and cancellation
We need a minimum of 4 people to run this course. If we don’t reach this number we will refund your ticket, and we will let you know about a future date for the course.
You ticket is fully refundable if you cancel it more than 14 days before the course starts, otherwise full charges will apply.
Get in touch
If you have a question or there is anything we can do to enable you to be able to fully participate in this course, contact Clara.
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