Learn to be an Effective Facilitator

Facilitation Training

Good facilitation skills are essential in most work-related activities and can be applied in a wide range of settings from running productive meetings to creating the right climate for organizational change.  Effective facilitators draw upon a variety of communication skills and decision making practices to help groups solve problems, work through conflict, agree on action plans and develop clarity for future direction.   Participants in this 20-hour workshop will:

• Learn how to prepare for and run meetings
• Lead groups in goal setting and planning
• Facilitate group decision making
• Understand and manage group dynamics
• Distinguish the role of facilitator from other leadership positions

The instructors emphasize experiential learning and will provide opportunities to apply newly-larned facilitation skills to realistic case scenarios.

Class Schedule

• Thursday, March 4, 2010, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
• Friday, March 5, 2010, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
• Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Course Fees - $225

Location

Eagles Nest Training Room - Kitsap County Fairgrounds
1200 Fairgrounds Road, Bremerton, WA 98311

Click here to register or contact Miranda Duncan, Executive Director at 360-307-6145.

Web Resources

Your course will include a bound manual and lots of opportunity for face-to-face practice. Meanwhile, here's some additional web articles relevant to meeting leaders.

The Makings of a Good Meeting: A Guide for Facilitators
A 24-page training manual by meeting consultant Kevin Wolf.

Planning and Facilitating Meetings
Tips for building an organization through upbeat meetings that plan for action.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Theory and practical information about how individual inclinations can affect group dynamics. Includes an online test you can take yourself.