Masterful Facilitation Skills Training

The Masterful Facilitation Skills course is comprised of several key modules taken from various other PD Training courses, including Train the Trainer, Facilitation Skills and Leadership Development.

Participants will gain experience in preparation, understanding the various types of facilitation, the three pillars of learning, adult learning types and learning preferences.

Key skills include planning and structuring the presentation, the introduction of various types of communication skills including para-verbal, body language, creating rapport and asking good questions.

This comprehensive training course is now available across the U.S., including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Jackson, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Antonio and Seattle.

Your Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes – Masterful Facilitation Skills Training Course

After completing this course participants will be able to:

  • Prepare a training course targeted for adult learners
  • Understand the role and purpose of facilitating
  • Understand the qualities of effective facilitation
  • Plan the delivery of a course by ensuring that all the key elements of effective training are present
  • Understand and recognize individual learning preferences
  • Develop techniques to overcome barriers to learning
  • Master powerful & effective verbal & non-verbal communication techniques to communicate one's message effectively
  • Learn how to effectively utilize pitch, tone, and speed
  • Learn to use and read body language appropriately
  • Gain valuable insights by asking quality open-ended questions
  • Understand how to exercise control when facilitating and how to deal with challenges
  • Gain techniques for providing encouragement and coaching during the training process
  • Learn different tricks to add diversity & interest to engage the audience
  • Influence with passion and empower others to act by using rapport building techniques
  • Select the most suitable delivery method based on the audience, the environment & the message being delivered by using different methods and media during the lesson

PDT Training specialise in:

Live Online

Face-to-Face

Hybrid

Plus the workshops are always tailored to your current context

Plus you’ll also receive:

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Money Back
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If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

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REACH
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For every participant
valued at $199 each

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Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

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Development
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12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

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The Masterful Facilitation Skills course provides different strategies and techniques that will help participants to become a highly effective facilitator. During this course, participants will learn the fundamentals of facilitation, role and purpose of the facilitator, including the proper use of verbal and non-verbal communication and more.

 

Course Outline for Masterful Facilitation Skills Training

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Getting Started

  • Welcome
  • Workshop Objectives
  • Expectations
  • Getting Off on the Right Foot
  • Ground Rules
  • Characteristics of a Facilitative Trainer
  • Reflection

Topic 2

Understanding Facilitation

  • The Role and Purpose of Facilitating
  • The Limits of Facilitation
  • Qualities of Effective Facilitation

Topic 3

The Fundamentals of Training and Facilitation

  • Effective Workplace Training
    • Three Pillars of Learning
  • Identifying Participants’ Needs
  • Accelerated Learning
  • Adult Learning Principles
  • Instructional Methods
  • Reflection

Topic 4

Learning Preferences

  • One Learning Preference Doesn’t Fit All
  • Understanding VARK
  • What’s my Learning Preference
  • Learning Strategies
  • Reflection

Topic 5

How to Plan and Structure your Training

  • Organizing the Content
  • How to Develop a Session Plan
  • Determine Objectives
  • Content Criteria
  • Reflection

Topic 6

Verbal Communication Skills

  • Para-Verbal Communication Skills
    • Rhythm
      • Speaking Pauses
    • Speed
    • Volume
    • Pitch
  • Reflection

Topic 7

Non-Verbal Communication Skills

  • Understanding Body Language
  • How to Read Body Language
  • How to Project Positive Body Language
  • Reflection

Topic 8

Influencing Skills

  • by Building Rapport
  • Bridging the Gap
    • Watching and Listening
    • Ten Steps to Effective Listening
    • Matching and Mirroring
    • Pacing and Leading
    • Putting it all Together
  • Reflection

Topic 9

Asking Good Questions

  • Questioning Techniques
  • Questioning Styles
  • Reflection

Topic 10

Choosing Activities

  • Questioning Techniques
  • Questioning Styles
  • Reflection

Topic 11

Delivery Tips and Tricks to engage the Group

  • Build Presentation Mechanics
  • Training Aids
  • Visual Aids
    • Using PowerPoint Effectively
    • Using Whiteboards
    • Using Flip Charts
    • Using Video
  • Kinaesthetically
    • Use Props
    • Use Music
  • Delivery Tips
  • Reflection

Topic 12

Providing Encouragement and People Management Strategies

  • Build Presentation Mechanics
  • Training Aids
  • Visual Aids
    • Using PowerPoint Effectively
    • Using Whiteboards
    • Using Flip Charts
    • Using Video
  • Kinaesthetically
    • Use Props
    • Use Music
  • Delivery Tips:
  • Reflection

Topic 13

Reflections

  • Create an Action Plan
  • Accountability = Action

Plus you’ll also receive:

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Money Back
Guarantee

If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

profiles

REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

sick

Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

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Development
Dashboard

12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

Learn Masterful Facilitation Skills Training Now

We create training that meets your needs.

1-hour Motivator

3-hour Power Sessions

Full Day Training

Conferences & Summits

  • OFFSITE
  • AT YOUR WORKPLACE
  • ONLINE

We’ll make things easier so you can focus on adding more value

We take care of all of the details, so you don’t have to:

  • Invite people to
    training
  • Sign
    In Sheet
  • Generate Branded
    Course Flyers
  • PDF’S of
    Certificates
  • Collects and
    Reports Feedback
  • Complete Results
    Dashboard

What are people going to do differently?

At the completion of training participants are encouraged to create an action plan, and invite an accountability buddy via their Orgmenta App.

In your Training Management Centre you have transparency to the action plans so you can see what people are going to do differently.

Want to get clear on impacts and measure success? We support you.

Our systems and people make it easy to identify how you’ll be able to measure impacts and then report on the success in the weeks or months after training.

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  • Fresh targeted video-based microlearning content with interactive lessons and quizzes included.
  • Rigourous review process
  • Only $11.00 per course per person per year
  • Or get the $110.00 bundle and save

Asking Questions

The most important foundation for communication and building meaningful relationships is listening, develop your skills with this micro eLearning course.

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