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Effective Facilitation Skills

Upcoming Class Dates

(Toronto location only)

Course Specifications

Course number: 088682
Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description

Effective facilitators know how to take charge of work sessions and lead groups toward successfully completing their work objectives. In this course, you will strategically plan work sessions and create formal agendas, lead groups to generate new ideas through brainstorming events, and help people work through facilitated difficult sessions. You will also further develop your facilitation skills by leading remote work groups and even moderating international sessions.

Course Objective: You will identify methods of effectively facilitating meetings and group work sessions.

Target Student: Business professionals.

Prerequisites: Comfort speaking in front of a group, leading others, and working within a team.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course Content

Lesson 1: Planning the Meeting

Topic 1A: Clarify the Purpose of the Meeting
Topic 1B: Familiarize Yourself with the Meeting Subject Matter
Topic 1C: Create the Agenda

Lesson 2: Facilitating the Meeting

Topic 2A: Lead a Session Effectively
Topic 2B: Manage a Brainstorming Session
Topic 2C: Facilitate Difficult Sessions

Lesson 3: Facilitating Remote Sessions

Topic 3A: Manage Remote Sessions
Topic 3B: Facilitate International Sessions