INTRODUCTION
Using a variety of techniques will help a much wider range of people engage fully in your workshop or meeting. Building in a range of different activities will enable more people to stay involved. At the same time, it is important to remember that not every activity will be accessible to every individual or group. This course provide a compilation of tools and techniques that are useful for moderators of meetings and workshops.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
- Designing and leading appropriate meetings and workshops
- Making productive plan for accomplishing meeting objectives
- Ensuring that the right people are in attendance to accomplish the meetings and workshops
- Creating an environment that encourages full participation of attendees
- Getting people engaged and participating productively
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Event management professionals
- Project team leaders
- Executives
- Administrative staff
PROGRAM OUTLINE
- Moderation Techniques
- The role of conferences and workshops moderators
- Deciding on outcomes
- Time and date
- Room booking
- Taking the group size and target into account
- Getting the material ready
- Preparing the posters
- Greeting
- Name badges
- Responsibility of the participants
- Calculating costs
- Workshop Design
- Running Interactive Workshops
- Choosing Participants Carefully
- Identifying Suitable Activities
- Briefing facilitators
- Logistics and Facilities
- Agenda Planning
- Effective Meeting
- Core facilitation tools
- Ideas storming
- Paired listening
- Spectrum lines
- Introductions and endings
- Building trust
- Encouraging discussion and participation
- Tackling challenging issues
- Quick and easy prioritization
- Evaluating ideas
- Waking up, warming up and winding down
- Evaluating meetings and workshops
- Techniques of visualization
