You are an experienced classroom instructor; you know your content, you are confident about your skills, but you know there is something missing. You want to polish your delivery skills and develop yourself to the next level. Advanced Facilitation Skills for Trainers is the workshop for you.

Facilitation is the skill to lead a class towards its learning objectives. Facilitation is moving away from being the “sage on the stage” to becoming the “guide on the side.” Facilitation is putting the responsibility for learning in the hands of the learners.

In this workshop, you will practice the skills of course leadership. You will learn how to diagnose group dynamics and decide upon the best instructional style to use in each circumstance. You will practice taking the lead with a class as well as sharing the responsibility with the class participants. By the end of this workshop, you will have risen to the next level of performance as an instructor and be confident that you are among the best instructors in the field.

What You Will Learn:

Planning
	Target your content to the audience.
	Design presentation activities to involve the audience.
	Structure the content of the presentation.
	Write a powerful opening using benefits, analogies and metaphors.
	Design activities to guarantee audience retention of the message.
	Create a memorable closing statement.
	Practice relaxation techniques.
Presenting
	Use positive gestures and non-verbals.
	Build a relaxed and enjoyable learning climate.
	“Read” the verbal and non-verbal behaviors of your audience.
	Ask and answer questions properly.
	Handle distracting situations and difficult people.
	Use puzzles, games and icebreakers.
	Give supportive and corrective feedback.
	Deliver positive reinforcement.
	Manage your time and keeping on track.
Leading
	Assess your skills as a course leader.
	Identify the different styles of course leadership.
	Select the right style of leadership for the right situation.
	Determine strategies for the ongoing development of your leadership skills.
	Create a motivational learning environment.
	Create trust and openness with your group.
	Gain the maximum group participation and discussion.
	Facilitate group discussions.
	Create consensus for decisions.
	Facilitate learning between participants.
	Manage group dynamics.
	Lead the group through the 4 stages of teambuilding.
	Reinforce training to have a lasting impact.