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Facilitating with Confidence: Connect with Your Group
6 hours

   

Who will be the most likely to use what they've just learned - the people you instruct, or the people you helped work it out for themselves? Which change is going to deliver the fastest results - the one that was imposed, or the one that you helped a team develop and agree on for itself? Facilitation is an essential skill for learning professionals and managers who want to deliver lasting and productive results. As a facilitator, you can maximize performance by tapping into the experience, potential, and enthusiasim of an organization's people. By empowering individuals and teams to take responsibility for their own learning and achievements, you can dramatically increase their chances of success. In this interactive course, learn the basic techniques of facilitation through managing the skills, talents and expertise of group members to achieve a common vision. Explore activities and strategies to encourage group involvement and manage group dynamics. Learning Objectives: >>Define what facilitation is and how it is used.>>Identify facilitator behaviors and skills to build rapport with a group and to maintain a positive learning environment.>>Develop facilitation skills through practice of various techniques.>>Learn strategies to deal with challenging group dynamics and members' behaviors.>>Identify personal strengths and skill improvement areas.>>Become one of the most valuable people in your organization - one who can help others solve problems, change, and develop.

Trainer:

Mary Nagle

 

This course is not currently scheduled. To request this course to be placed on an upcoming schedule, please contact us.

Register by 4/2/2010 to receive a $10 Early Bird Discount!

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Career Development
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