Facilitation and leading meetings

Benefits

Do you know the situation? Hours-long meetings – and still no decision at the end. Lots of talk around the topic – but what's the essence? Moderating and leading groups is an art in itself.

Difficult situations don't throw them off, because they know strategies for handling them with composure.

And if participants' hearts sink before a facilitation session, they won't stay there long: they know techniques to tune themselves mentally, physically and vocally before every appearance.

Objectives

Possible goals of your facilitation workshop could include:

Participants

• learn facilitation tools
• know how to keep the lead
• can guide and motivate their team
• guide confidently through the process
• can start and end their meeting/workshop on a positive note

Content

• Using your own impact optimally when facilitating
• How the verbal, paraverbal and nonverbal levels of communication interact
• Convincing with passion, confidence and expertise
• Using body language and voice professionally, whether sitting or standing
• Structure for a meeting, a workshop or another group event
• Formulating the intended goals with focus and appeal
• Conveying confidence: presenting the benefit clearly and convincingly
• Knowing and applying facilitation tools: brainstorming, clustering, prioritising, clarifying, summarising
• Alternative techniques: fishbowl, world café, active listening, etc.
• On equal footing: speaking the language of your target audience
• Designing meetings and workshops interactively: tips and tricks
• Dealing with disruptions and objections
• Exercises against stage fright, nervousness
• Exercises to get yourself into a good state