Unlocking the Magic of Facilitation
Good facilitation makes time fly, great facilitation is a game changer.
It can help groups communicate through challenging discussions, navigate conflict, and connect with material in personal ways.
In this session we will explore what the essential choices and moves we make as facilitators that make all the difference in our sessions. You'll walk away way with specific tactics and techniques to improve your future facilitations, while building confidence to flex your plan to meet your group in the moment.
This session is also built around our favorite facilitation tool, Facilitator Cards. You'll leave not only knowing the philosophy and approach behind these cards but with hands on practice using the cards to solve facilitation challenges.
This session will be led by Meg Bolger, a professional facilitation geek and founder of Facilitator Cards. Meg has been helping people learn and skill up their facilitation for more than a decade. Meg is the co-authored Unlocking the Magic of Facilitation, co-founded FacilitatingXYZ, and many other educational projects.
This session is a session for new, seasoned, and aspiring facilitators designed specifically to enhance our practice as facilitators and deepen our abilities to use Facilitator Cards to plan, problem-solve, and improve our sessions.
OUTLINE
The intensive will be 3 hours including breaks.
We'll be focused on the following questions:
What is made possible by facilitation?
When is facilitation the tool we want to reach for (and when is it not)?
What does it mean to think like a facilitator?
What are the major levers that we can pull as facilitator to change the energy, momentum, and pace of a workshop?
Scenario work - If we were faced with this specific facilitation scenario, what would we do? (3x)
How do we integrate this new mindset into our practice?
DETAILS & WHAT'S INCLUDED
This intensive is limited to 25 people to ensure it is a personalized experience where participants get to know, grow, and connect with other facilitators.
Every registration also includes a deck of Facilitator Cards. If you already have a deck enter code IHAVECARDS for $75 off your order.
Registration provides access for one individual. This training is personalized and every person needs to be on their own computer, with their own deck of Facilitator Cards, and registered individually for it to work. You're a facilitator, you understand 🤓 .
FAQ
I have a deck of Facilitator Cards already!
Great! Enter code IHAVECARDS for $75 off your ticket price.
I want to come but can't afford the ticket price, are there scholarships or other options available?
We have a few scholarships available, please reach out to us at hello@facilitator.cards to learn more!
Do I have to be there for all 3 hours?
Yes please! You can drop early but we do ask that you not come late. The session will be recorded so you can watch what you missed after the fact!
What do I need to have with me to attend?
Just you, your Facilitator Cards, and your fantastic brain!
Do you do bulk registration discounts?
Possibly! It depends on the size of your group. Please reach out to us directly at hello@facilitator.cards to discuss!
Cancelation Policy
You can cancel before Oct 1 for a full refund (minus processing fees which are ~$10).
After Oct 1 you can gift your registration to someone else (just email us to let us know who)!
