Advanced Facilitation 1-hour Online Class Leading Convergent Thinking and Decision Making

This live online workshop teaches facilitation skills and to help get better outcomes and better quality decision making at work.

This is an instructor-led class that you can attend from home or your office. 

We use secure Video Conferencing with interactive features such as live polling, screen sharing, whiteboards, live chat and breakout sessions. Please discuss your preferred platform, most commonly we use Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Webex or Zoom upon request.

These courses are facilitated in English, and are open to people from different industries across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong - this is a short but powerful learning experience that gives you global collaboration opportunities.

**Please note, these classes run to a very tight schedule, please follow the invitation and join the class 10-minutes prior to commencement so you are ready to participate and don't miss a minute!

Your Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course participants will:

  • Be able to facilitate convergent thinking
  • Facilitate high quality decision making
  • Have learned from peers around the region

This is a practical training class with take-aways people can apply immediately.

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Feedback from participants in PDT Online Classes led by our master trainers are as follows:

90% Overall Trainer Rating

88% Delivery was Adapted to me Personally

75% I Would Recommend this Course to Someone Else

Plus you’ll also receive:

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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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For every participant
valued at $199 each

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No one left behind
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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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This Advanced Facilitation Skills course is designed to provide you with the most targeted, effective and convenient learning experience by letting you join a short, sharp and collaborative session facilitated online with a master trainer and other participants from Oceania.

In this session you will learn:

  • Facilitating for convergent thinking
  • Helping groups arrive at timely-high quality decisions
  • Share and learn from peers around the region

This course is in English and facilitated by an Australian expert trainer with over 10 years experience.

Please note, there are three courses in this Facilitation Live Online Series, it is not a requirement to join the classes in sequential order, or to take all the classes in the series, participants are encouraged to take advantage of this format and learn exactly the skills they seek.

Course Outline for Advanced Facilitation 1-hour Online Class Leading Convergent Thinking and Decision Making

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

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Topic 2

Introduction

  • Icebreaker
  • Housekeeping Items
  • The Parking Lot
  • Workshop Objectives

Topic 3

Types of Thinking

  • Divergent Thinking & Convergent Thinking
  • Decision Making
  • Grey Matters

Topic 4

Defining Your Role

  • Facilitation, Training and Chairing
  • Large Group Exercise
  • Debrief

Topic 5

Handling Controversial Issues

  • No Need for Black & White Thinking
  • Degrees of Support

Topic 6

How Facilitators Work

  • Key Skills
  • Facilitation Skill Levels
  • Facilitation at a Glance

Topic 7

Communication Skills

  • My Shopping List
  • Active Listening
  • Asking Questions
  • Non-Verbal Messages

Topic 8

Establishing Ground Rules

  • Parking Lots
  • Planning Transitions

Topic 9

Listening For Common Ground

  • Listening for Common Ground

Topic 10

Content & Process

  • What is Content?
  • What is Process?

Topic 11

Common Facilitation Techniques

  • Top Techniques
  • Group Preparation
  • Demonstrations
  • Debrief

Topic 12

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Topic 13

Providing Effective Feedback

  • Giving Feedback
  • The Feedback Process
  • One Step Further
  • Instructor Evaluation
  • Debrief

Topic 14

Dealing with Difficult Dynamics

  • Mix & Match
  • Debrief
  • 12 Easy Ways to Intervene
  • Role Play
  • Debrief

Topic 15

Managing Divergent Perspectives

  • Techniques for Success
  • Debrief

Topic 16

Building Sustainable Agreements

  • Defining a Sustainable Agreement
  • Debrief

Topic 17

The Language of Facilitation

  • Applying the Language
  • Case Study
  • Debrief

Topic 18

Stages of Team Development

  • The Five Stages
  • Group Exercise
  • Debrief

Topic 19

Building Agendas

  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
  • Step 4

Topic 20

Analysis Tools

  • SWOT Analysis
  • Force Field Analysis
 

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

dashboard

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 Advanced Facilitation 1-hour Online Class Leading Convergent Thinking and Decision Making Now

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