FACILITATION series

virtual facilitation

This course covers the fundamentals of facilitation in both face-to-face and virtual environments including critical aspects of design, planning and delivery. The virtual facilitation component covers the skills needed online and the technical skills to manage an online platforms like Zoom and MS Teams.

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Level: Foundational
Mode:
Self-directed or Group
Prerequisite: None
Time: 1 x 4 hours
WHAT YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH
This training opportunity has been designed to take a deep dive into designing and delivering facilitation in the online environment and best suits in-house and public delivery. 
Knowledge of principles and practice of facilitation and what this means for online sessions.
Understanding of how to design and plan a facilitation session to meet your objectives.
Technical skills for virtual sessions- software functionality as well as hosting tips and traps.
Hands on practice in Zoom and all of the technical skills required to host a meeting*
Clarity on which methods convert well to the online environment to get the best out of groups
Understanding of essential facilitation microskills and how they help manage group dynamics

WHAT OUR LEARNERS SAY

For a Zoom novice, it was very informative and will prove to be very useful to myself, my team and those in Council that I work with.
JENNY SHERIFF, CiTY OF BALLARAT
It was a really great
group and the facilitation
was excellent, I felt very
comfortable to practice and
make mistakes.

TRaining PARTICIPANT
Great content, good flow,
opportunity to practice, a very
positive experience.

TRAINING PARTICIPANT
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
  • Facilitation Training Handbook complete with methods, planning templates and design advice
  • Facilitation microskills videos of facilitation in action and corresponding microskill card set.   
  • Technical Guide focused on Zoom and MS teams plug in software options for capturing data from groups. 
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
  • How do I even start to know how to run a zoom/MS Teams meeting?
  • What I am too nervous to operate the Zoom/MS Teams control in the moment? 
  • How do I ensure my online meetings are not boring and tedious?
  • How do I manage the difficult personalities online? Can it be done?
  • What platform is best for different purposes?