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Lights, Camera, Action - Mastering the Art of Virtual Facilitation

What You'll Learn in Lights, Camera, Action - Mastering the Art of Virtual Facilitation

Course Length:

6 hours (1 day)

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the importance of setting the tone and outcome
  • Understand the core competencies to guide the facilitation experience
  • Explore managing emotions and expectations for a successful session
  • Use tools to bring out the best in a virtual facilitator
  • Use a three-step model to feel confident and prepared

Target Student

Managers leading meetings, instructors, and trainers wanting to improve interaction and engagement in virtual settings.

Course Outline

Section 1: Set the Tone

Start each meeting or session with a purpose and hook that engage the group, followed by the art of developing a mutually agreed upon agenda with an outcome.


Section 2: Building Trust When Starting a Virtual Meeting, Workshop or Webinar

The group will discuss ways to start meetings in order to build trust, reduce stress and have staff open up.

 

Section 3: Establishing Ground Rules

Participants will discuss ground rules and why they are so important in this new world of virtual meetings. They will also work together to generate a list of ground rules for the remainder of the workshop.


Section 4: Facilitators’ Skill Sets to Guide the Experience

Next, participants will explore key facilitation skills, levels of facilitation, facilitation language, and things to do to ensure facilitation success.


Section 5: Communication Skills

This session will explore the building blocks of good communication: active listening, questioning skills, probing techniques, and managing your body language.


Section 6: Active Listening

Participants will test their active listening skills in a unique and fun way – by listening to a fairy tale. Their levels of judgement and assumptions will be examined during this exercise.


Section 7: Handling Controversial Issues

In this session, participants will learn how to handle controversial issues in a neutral and professional way.


Section 8: Dealing with Difficult Dynamics

Participants will complete a mix and match exercise to identify possible difficult behaviours and ways to manage them.


Section 9: Lights, Camera, Virtual

Virtual is not live. Don’t try to recreate it. Participants will receive the tools to bring out their best in a virtual setting.

 

Workshop Wrap-Up

At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

 

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Lights, Camera, Action - Mastering the Art of Virtual Facilitation

Upcoming Classes

All Public classes are held online
with a live instructor
Dates Price Qty
April 23, 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
$595.00 Online
June 6, 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
$595.00 Online
September 9, 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
$595.00 Online
* Applicable taxes will be applied on checkout

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OF COURSE!

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