Topic Area: General Management

GM 1: Facilitation Techniques for Meetings and Workshops

How to organize and conduct successful meetings and workshops

Participants - who should attend?

Managers and staff of international and local organizations, institutions, projects/programs in international development

who have managerial/leadership or advisory roles and functions
who want to improve their skills in the facilitation and moderation of meetings and workshops.

Objectives - why should you attend?

The facilitation of meetings, workshops, conferences is an integral and important part of the role of team leaders and managers. The training course on “Moderation/Facilitation I” provides participants with the basic knowledge and skills to facilitate participatory decision making and planning processes. Participants will develop/enhance their ability to facilitate team processes in their own field of work.

After the completion of this training program, the participants will

understand the concept of moderation and the role and functions of a moderator/facilitator
be able to design, prepare and conduct meetings, workshops
be able to effectively apply visualization techniques
be able to apply the basic facilitation methods and techniques efficiently and effectively

Content - what will you learn and experience?

The moderator/facilitator as a role model
Elements of the moderation approach
Communication techniques
Techniques of effective visualization
The 6 phases of meetings
(opening – issue orientation – selecting issues – tackling issues – action planning – closing)
Skills and methods to activate and motivate participants
Evaluation and feedback methods

Methods:

Presentations, guided dialogue, group discussions, group work, individual facilitation exercises (presentation and moderation), video-feedback, coaching

Trainer(s):	AMI Trainer Pool
No. of Participants:	15
Location:	Thailand, (Bangkok, Hua Hin)
Duration:	5 days
Course Fee:	1090 Euro
Date(s):	July 19 – 23 \| Oktober 11. – 15.

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