Facilitation Skills: Achieving community outcomes through great facilitation

Presenter: Aly McNicoll, New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre

This practical session is for those who are interested in developing their facilitation skills so they are more effective when leading groups, workshops, meetings or discussions at work or in their community.

In this practical session you will learn how to:

· Plan and prepare for effective meetings

· Create positive group environments

· Clarify meeting/group purpose and objectives

· Use 3 simple facilitation skills

· Keep meetings on track and focused on the purpose/objectives

· Deal with difficult situations and participants