FACILITATION SKILLS FOR TRAINERS

AND TEAM LEADERS

one-day workshop

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Identify effective facilitation techniques to work productively with groups
• Use a method to select successful new facilitators
• Practice 14 facilitation skills to ensure a group's success
• Help groups grow and develop through 5 stages to productive outcomes
• Use brainstorming, problem-solving and decision-making techniques correctly
• Deal with difficult group members effectively
• Create dynamic and productive groups in the classroom and in work teams
• Charting to generate discussion and verify understanding

WORKSHOP CONTENT:

• Inventory your skills
• Facilitation vs. lecturing or presenting training
• Team leaders as facilitators
• What do facilitators do?
• How to select facilitators in your organization

Unit 2: GROUP DYNAMICS AND GROUP FUNCTIONS

• 5 stages of group development
• How to help groups grow and be productive
• Brainstorming and problem solving techniques
• Help groups be more creative
• Consensus and other group decision making techniques

Unit 3: FACILITATOR ISSUES

• Meeting planning steps
• Agendas and meeting checklists
• Teach team members to be productive
• Participation tips and individual motivation
• Clarify group and leader functions
• How to set a productive group climate
• Deal with difficult group members
• Planning and coordination tips
• Charting to generate discussion and verify understanding
• Co-facilitation techniques

Unit 4:  RESOURCE KIT: FACILITATION SKILLS

• How to ask questions and give directions
• Listen, observe and record
• Paraphrase, clarify and focus
• Give feedback
• Encourage participation and collaboration
• Coach to correct mistakes
  
  

  Methods Used:
  	Lecturettes		Discussions		Case Studies		Inventories
  	Audiovisuals		Role Plays		Self Assessments		Checklists
  	Audit Instruments		Planning Tools		Action Plans

   

  Content from this workshop can be combined with content from other workshops by The Training Clinic, for no additional cost to you, to create a "custom" workshop or certificate program to meet your specific needs. Contact us for a no-obligation, in-house proposal by clicking HERE.