No images? Click here Build skills to facilitate needed conversationsVirtual courses offered by ToP Trainers, designed to meet your needsIn response to the global COVID-19 crisis, Technology of Participation (ToP)® Trainers and their colleagues are offering a wide variety of courses, tutorials, and other resources to help you grow your virtual facilitation skills. While the resources offered are not formal ToP courses, they represent the spirit of the methods and the innovation of the Trainers who deliver that training year-round. Each offering below has different trainers, platforms, associated costs, and learning objectives. Please read through all the offerings and determine which might best serve you at this time. Courses are listed in upcoming order by date. Use this tool to convert listed times to your local time zone. Find an update on in-person ToP training courses at the bottom of this email. Holding Authentic Conversations VirtuallyOffered by Robin Rifkin of Meeting Intentions and Nancy Jackson of Gammy Bird The Technology of Participation methods are based on the values of inclusive participation and profound respect. You will experience the ToP Focused Conversation Method used in a virtual setting, and learn ways to encourage authentic conversations online. Personal Action Planning WebinarOffered by Laurie Dougherty of Dougherty, Inc Learn how to establish and reach your personal goals. Maybe COVID-19 has give you some time to re-think your future plans. We will walk you through the steps to complete your own work plan for achieving your goal. Examples of personal goals might be: buying a new house, changing a career, planning a vacation or any other achievement you have only dreamed about. Your particular goal will not be shared with the group. This webinar will NOT be recorded and is limited to 25 people. We will be using Zoom, so please join from a computer or tablet. Registration ends one week prior to the webinar. Email laurie@dougherty-inc.com to get a quote on a closed session for your group. Designing Powerful Online Meeting ExperiencesOffered by Rod Githens of Githens & Associates and Nileen Verbeten of Sacramento Professional Facilitators Effective online meetings are possible. How do we meaningfully engage stakeholders through online videoconferences? During this COVID-19 crisis, many of us have no other option for engaging key stakeholders. In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to design meaningful online experiences, utilize the medium appropriately, and create interactive online experiences. This session is not a technical training on specific tools, rather an introduction to creating meaningful online experiences. However, we will share free technical training resources, which are publicly available. Zoom Facilitation LabOffered by Rod Githens and Justin Kim of Githens & Associates and Nileen Verbeten of Sacramento Professional Facilitators This session is open to those who have taken or registered for either Designing Powerful Online Meeting Experiences (through Githens & Associates and Sacramento Professional Facilitators) or Virtual Facilitation Bootcamp (through CoCreative Labs and Spark Decks). Labs give you additional hands-on practice with fewer participants, using a platform you use in your organization. During the lab session, we’ll practice using tools that will foster optimal engagement and create better online meetings by:
Facilitate Like a Pro on ZoomOffered by Robin Rifkin of Meeting Intentions This Zoom tutorial will show and practice key features and methods facilitators use to engage meeting participants. You will:
This session is offered weekly at variable times. Virtual Facilitation BootcampOffered by Kim Roth Howe of CoCreative Labs and Eva Jo Meyers of Spark Decks Transition your meetings and workshops to a virtual space! Kim Roth Howe of CoCreative Labs and Eva Jo Meyers of Spark Decks are offering resources for those whose facilitation work may currently be impacted by COVID-19 precautions. This session will focus on:
This bootcamp will take place via Zoom and Google Docs. Details on how to access these tools will be included in your registration confirmation. Please note that registration will be limited to 35 people. Please only register if you definitely intend to participate, and please cancel if your situation changes so we can open your spot to others. Shift Happens: Design Principles for the Virtual WorldOffered by Seva Gandhi, Caitlin Sarro, and Samantha Sainsbury of the Institute of Cultural Affairs Individuals, groups, and organizations are in the middle of recreating how we work together. There are theories, tools, and techniques to help facilitators and conveners create the space for them to do so. Come learn about image shift theory and how it applies to designing meetings so that you are able to help groups:
You will experience a virtual learning community and leave the sessions with tools to support you in your meeting design on any virtual platform of your choosing. Who should take this course: Meeting facilitators, educators, and community leaders. Following the Jul 24 session, participants will put their learnings into practice and return for a follow up session on Aug 7. The second session will give participants an opportunity to share their experience and receive additional coaching. Facilitation Skills FundamentalsOffered by Mike Beebe of Leadership for Change One of the most important skills of an effective community leader is the ability to facilitate group discussions and help groups make decisions together in a way that engages the voices of everyone in the group. Too often, we get thrown into the role of facilitator without having been taught the fundamentals or had a chance to practice. In this workshop, you will have an opportunity to both learn and practice the fundamentals in a fun, interactive, and non-threatening environment. In this two-part workshop, participants will:
Meetings That Rock: Light EditionOffered by Barbara MacKay of North Star Facilitators A short immersion online training in basic meeting skills to build your confidence as a meeting leader. Increase your ability to help others collaborate and communicate. We provide 28 tips to use immediately for effective productive meetings. Four areas of focus: help people talk, focus, build creative ideas, and get action and results. Meetings That Rock: Essentials EditionOffered by Barbara MacKay of North Star Facilitators Know the art and science of the most important facilitation meeting tools and techniques. Confidently apply them at the right time and to the right audience.When you understand the WHY and HOW of best practices in facilitation, you become the competent, sought after meeting leader. How to Lead Engaging MeetingsOffered by Barbara MacKay of North Star Facilitators Most people running meetings today struggle to get people participating—because no one ever taught them the skills it takes to lead engaging meetings. The good news? Meetings don't have to be stressful or exhausting. To get everyone actively engaged—so everyone is contributing their best ideas and working well together as a team—you need to learn how to:
With just a few simple meeting techniques, you can transform those plodding, dull meetings into energizing events your team wants to attend.This course will teach you the crucial meeting leadership skills you need to lead consistently engaging meetings. Plug-and-Play Virtual Facilitation TemplatesOffered by Kim Roth Howe of CoCreative Labs Get plug and play templates to facilitate common ToP processes like ORID, Consensus Workshop, Action Planning, Strategic Planning, Wave, Wall of Wonder, and more, on the collaboration tool of your choice! Choose from a collection of popular templates, or request a custom design for any process or client. Portfolio available by request. Please contact connect@cocreativeomaha.com. Coaching for Virtual Facilitation DesignOffered by Kim Roth Howe of CoCreative Labs Get 1-on-1 feedback and advice as you prepare for an upcoming virtual engagement. This is a chance for focused, personal coaching on whatever you need to feel confident and ready: adjusting your process, setting up your selected platforms, designing your collaboration space, onboarding your participants for success, and more. Technical / Design Coaching for Creating Powerful Online ExperiencesOffered by Rod Githens and Justin Kim of Githens & Associates Do you need personalized attention to work through the technical aspects of an upcoming meeting or training? We're pleased to offer 1:1 Technical Coaching for those needing technical support with online technologies through:
Are you grappling with how to conduct an important meeting and need help with designing it? We now offer 1:1 Design Coaching for clients needing design support, such as:
How to Run Effective Virtual MeetingsOffered by John Beranek and Colleen Svoboda This session is designed to offer a user-friendly, customer-specific process with appropriate tools, techniques and strategies to host effective virtual meetings. This session is primarily offered to clients, but may be expanded based on interest. Please contact john@johnspeak.org to learn more. Upcoming CoursesIn-Person Training UpdatesWe are closely monitoring regional efforts to reopen services and working with local trainers to resume in-person courses when and where appropriate. The safety of our clients and Trainers is our highest priority. Currently, most Summer courses are being postponed for later in the year. Some trainers are resuming small, face-to-face classes in July, in accordance with their state guidelines. We will be sharing safety procedures for ToP training soon. If your fiscal year requires purchasing soon, you are able to pay for a course and transfer to a date later in the year. To do so, please contact support@ica-usa.org. Find information on our twelve face-to-face offerings at top-training.net. ToP Facilitation Methods (TFM)Explore the landscape of facilitation and learn three key processes for activating group participation in our acclaimed flagship course. ToP Strategic Planning (TSP)Weave ToP methods into an integrated approach to strategic planning that builds consensus around a realistic, achievable plan. Technology of Participation is a program of the Institute of Cultural Affairs. |