“I really liked your facilitation style and manner of facilitating the group, Bill. I learned a lot, not only from the content, but also from your own style.  I may even steal a couple of little activities that you used to use in some of my own facilitation.” Alison Rewald, Community Corrections

“Bill creates a supportive and safe environment. I feel very comfortable attending your courses as I like your relaxed, open and non-judgemental style as a facilitator and I think you explain the content in a way that is easy to understand and relate to in every day life - on both professional and personal levels.” Pauline Bonnici, Qld Health

“You obviously have a talent for bringing out the best in people and helping us learn better ways of going about things through your knowledge, experience, facilitation and sense of humour.” Tameeka Sainsbury, Pacific Pines State High School

Fundamental Facilitation -- What this Program is About...

In it’s most general sense, ‘facilitate’ means finding ways to ‘make things easier’.  Facilitation is fundamental to effective group functioning.  Most groups come together to achieve something in particular and while group working can be really effective, the truth is many teams tend to flounder if left entirely to their own devices.

All groups work better together when they have a facilitator with the right tools and techniques to help them keep to task, to mind the process of working together and steer them through ‘crunch-points’ and ‘sticky bits’ that arise in all group-working situations. 

Facilitation isn’t just a ‘touchy-feely’ event to make people feel good.  And there’s much more to it than just routine “meeting mechanics”.  Facilitators act as guides to help teams get results and achieve things together faster and more efficiently. It’s a philosophy about how to help groups navigate their way through what they have to do in ways that maximise contributions, create cohesion, harness collective ideas and energies – and have fun doing it too.

Facilitation is a special kind of leadership that’s not just for formal leaders. It can benefit anyone who wants to strengthen their facilitation skills and in the process, boost their personal confidence, communication and team effectiveness. 

Fundamental Facilitation is a practise-intensive 2-day skill-building clinic that equips you with a comprehensive suite of up-to-date facilitation tools, models and techniques you can apply in a wide range of different group-working situations – from every-day team problem-solving and decision-making to community consultation and engagement and workshop facilitation.  

This highly interactive, hands-on clinic provides a safe and supportive learning environment to explore new tools and practise new skills that will help you:

Get your team working more efficiently together to achieve tasks that really matter Get people to think together and share ideas more enthusiastically and openly Keep discussions on track and make better group decisions that are well-supported Build better relationships and develop more team rapport and cohesion Build team commitment to common goals Focus group energy, unleash creativity and make meetings and group-work fun Re-invigorate your meetings and make them more productive & participative Cultivate more collaborative problem-solving and action planning Understand what stops teams working well together and remedy dysfunctions to achieve more engagement in team meetings Deal with difficult group moments and constructively channel disagreements Forge consensus and create conditions where teams get results they need faster

Please Note: Our take on Fundamental Facilitation covers foundational tools and techniques that every facilitator needs to know, perhaps from some new perspectives to traditional training.  If you are new to facilitation, or have some basic skills under your belt and want to add to your repertoire of tools and techniques to deliver more satisfying facilitation sessions, then this course is definitely for you.  If you already have extensive experience facilitating groups and you’re conversant with a wide range of facilitation tools, we suggest you call us first to talk over your current capabilities and development interests as you may find an advanced facilitation skills program more suited to your needs.

 

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2010 Schedule of Public Programs

Click on the date to Register Click on the town name for a full list of programs currently being offered in the region. Course numbers are limited to optimise outcomes for participants - early registration recommended. Fee discounts offered for early registration, group registrations, NFP and schools.  Refer Registration page, program Brochure or contact us for current offers in your region.

 

Location	Dates	Venue
Brisbane	Aug 26-27	Watermark Hotel Brisbane, Spring Hill
Gold Coast	Sept 13-14
Rockhampton	Sept 1-2	Quality Inn CentrePoint Rockhampton
Townsville	Aug 12-13	Shoredrive Motel, The Strand
Cairns		Rydges Tradewinds Cairns
Other Locations	Expressions of Interest and In-house enquiries welcome

Please Note:

	~	Dates are valid at the time of publication but subject to change.  We'll do our best to keep this page up-to-date, but suggest you contact us to confirm dates prior to registration.
	~	Venues listed are a guide only and subject to change - to be confirmed on registration.
	~	Timing, unless otherwise advised, is 8.30 am to 4.45pm each day. Catering provided.
	~	Fees due on registration - Tax Invoice provided and payment to be completed within 14 days if invoice and no less than 10 days prior to the event. Fees are transferable but non-refundable - conditions apply.  Please check our full terms and conditions prior to registration.