Facilitating Meetings That Work
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Research indicates that as many as 50% of meetings are considered unproductive. If your role requires you to lead meetings to manage a project, gain input, solve problems or make decisions, having a foundation in meeting facilitation skills is critical to your success.
In this highly interactive workshop, we introduce participants to the five core facilitator practices, meeting preparation tools and techniques, and the consensus building process.
Whether you want to adopt a more collaborative approach to group dialogue or need to reach your meeting objectives more often, this workshop introduces participants to the must-have tools needed to structure and lead productive meetings.
Facilitating Meetings that Work - December 17, 2025 - B
This was by far one of the most immediately applicable PD sessions I have attended. I left the session with tools and feedback that will allow me to put new skills into practice as of my next meeting
Facilitating Meetings that Work - February 18 & 19, 2025
I thought it was a fantastic training and I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to improve their virtual facilitation skills
Facilitating Meetings that Work - March 17 & 18, 2025
Such a great course! Really like that everything can be applied immediately
Facilitating Meetings that Work - March 25, 2024
Excellent training that I recommend to all my colleagues, very informative and dynamic!
Facilitating Meetings that Work - October 29, 2023
I am writing to sincerely thank you for a successful session! We appreciate your professionalism to engage our attendees and the training techniques you used to increase participation and anchor in principles. We have only received positive feedback and we…
Facilitating Meetings that Work - March 23, 2023 - C
I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and walked away with a number of tools and strategies that I can easily and effortless apply. I will recommend this workshop to others
WORKSHOP DELIVERY OPTIONS
Manage Yourself:
- Learn the role and beliefs of the facilitator in the context of creating powerful meetings that engage, inspire and achieve outcomes
- Embrace the 5 core facilitation practices to foster highly collaborative group dynamics
Manage the Process
- Recognize the importance of meeting structure by making your meetings POP – Define the meeting ‘purpose’, ‘outcomes’ and ‘process’
- Learn how to effectively prepare for and start a meeting
- Learn the four-step consensus building process, including creative brainstorming and prioritization techniques
- Understand how to test for agreement and what ‘consensus’ really means
Manage the Group
- Learn inclusive techniques and best practices to keep participants engaged and allow for a diversity of opinions to be heard
- Understand how to proactively establish and gain buy-in to group norms
- Practice new tools in a safe learning environment and receive personal tips and coaching
- Project Managers – earn 7 PDUs
- Human Resources Professionals – earn CPD hours
- Managers or Team Leaders at any level
- Professionals who need to increase buy-in and decrease resistance in group settings
- Six Sigma and Lean Professionals
- Internal or external Consultants
- Business Analysts
- Anyone who leads groups or collaborative meetings to achieve critical outcomes
- A Participant Workbook filled with templates, reminders and methods you can refer to when applying new skills to any meeting (digital manual provided for Virtual Delivery)
- 7 PDU’s from PMI
- Certificate of Completion
- Optional Pocket Guide by bestselling author, Ingrid Bens – ‘Facilitation at a Glance’ (available for an additional fee)
This was by far one of the most immediately applicable PD sessions I have attended. I left the session with tools and feedback that will allow me to put new skills into practice as of my next meeting
Participant, Ontario College of Teachers, December 2025
I thought it was a fantastic training and I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to improve their virtual facilitation skills
Michelle, Superior Court Arizona in Maricopa County, Feb 2025
Such a great course! Really like that everything can be applied immediately
Tara, Farm Credit Canada, March 2025
Excellent training that I recommend to all my colleagues, very informative and dynamic!
Nathalie Beaudet, Desjardins, March 2024
I am writing to sincerely thank you for a successful session! We appreciate your professionalism to engage our attendees and the training techniques you used to increase participation and anchor in principles. We have only received positive feedback and we are excited for our Chairs and Vice-Chairs to use the new tools they have learned in our meetings.
Governance Office, College of Physicians & Surgeons
