Delegates attending this workshop will be able to plan and prepare for facilitation of a meeting, demonstrating an understanding of roles of a facilitator to lead and manage group interactions, determining the rules of procedure, facilitating consensus from the participants about what the meeting should achieve, facilitating the meeting/workshop using various techniques to achieve the outcomes and evaluating and interpreting information to provide guidance towards achieving meeting/workshop outcomes.
What is the key content covered?
Plan and Prepare for the meeting, including all the necessary role players
Unpacking the reason for the meeting, the attendees, information packs and rules
Setting the Agenda and the Objectives
Setting an agenda and objective to a meeting delivers better results
Preparing the information packs
The how to and when of information packs
Understanding your role as facilitator/meeting chairperson
This important role unpacked
Understanding group dynamics and communication styles
Forming, storming, norming and performing along with the 4 communication styles explained
Optimising the outcomes of the meeting through proven techniques De Bono 6 Hat Thinking
Using this proven technique, meeting times are cut considerably
Managing conflict, using active listening, paraphrasing and using a "parking lot"
How to move from negative to positive conflict using the correct communication styles and a few tools
Working with the meeting secretary
Understanding your role as a chairperson in assisting the secretary with the taking of the minutes
When to work with sub-groups/sub-committees
Being sensitive to everyone’s time and understanding the value of sub committees
What is the duration of the course? :
0.5 days All our full day in person workshops commence at 08:30 and end at 16:30. Times can differ for virtual and inhouse group workshops.
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Polokwane
Durban
Port Elizabeth
Pretoria
Virtual
R2450.00 p/p
R2500.00 p/p
R2450.00 p/p
R2500.00 p/p
R2450.00 p/p
R2500.00 p/p
R2150.00 p/p
Prices quoted include VAT @ 15%
All course material, lunch and refreshments are provided for open hosted workshops.
The content of inhouse workshops can be customised to your company requirements
Inhouse workshops (normally for larger groups and at your premises), attract substantial discounts!
Please contact us for the best inhouse or SETA rates or book online now if you prefer!