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Facilitator

The PDI Difference

  • Practical
  • Dynamic
  • Interactive

The Effective Facilitator: Our Flagship Course
1st Course Accredited for Covering the 30 Certified Master Facilitator™ (CMF) Competencies

Learn the techniques our facilitators use to achieve amazing results through groups!

How do you get groups to develop workable, realistic solutions? Our flagship facilitation training course delivers the tools and techniques you can use immediately! We show you how to motivate a group, build consensus, manage dysfunction, maintain focus, generate ownership and inspire to action.

DOWNLOAD the full Effective Facilitator Course Description (pdf)

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2012 Public Class Dates
Atlanta
Feb 27-Mar 1
Mar 26-29
Apr 30-May 3
May 21-24
Jun 18-21
Jul 30-Aug 2
Aug 20-23
Sep 24-27
Oct 22-25
Nov 12-15
Dec 10-13		 Boston
Feb 6-9
Jun 4-7
Oct 15-18		 Chicago
Mar 19-22
Jul 23-26
Nov 5-8
Dec 3-6
 Dallas
Apr 16-19
Aug 6-9
Dec 17-20
 D.C.
Mar 5-8
Jul 16-19
Aug 27-30
Sep 10-13
Dec 3-6
Denver
May 14-17
Sep 17-20		 L.A.
Jun 25-28
Oct 29-Nov 1		 New York/ New Jersey
Mar 12-15
Aug 13-16		 San Fran
Apr 23-26
Oct 1-4

Toronto
Feb 21-24
May 28-31
Nov 26-29
Houston (NEW)
Jul 9-12		 Seattle
(NEW)
Jul 16-19		    

 
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Additional Information

No Facilitation Training Course Offers You More!

  • 300-page workbook
  • 10 principles, over 100 techniques
  • 10 detailed agendas
  • 6 practice sessions
  • Videotaping*
  • The Monthly Touch (now included at no additional cost)
  • Spring Forward - We encourage you to implement your learning by providing a 60-day check-in to confirm your progress.
  • We reinforce your learning by sending you The Maximizer, a monthly refresher on one of the course techniques
  • You also receive 1 copy of The Secrets of Facilitation, written by our CEO, Michael Wilkinson.

*A 3-day streamlined version of this course is also available. The powerful, videotaped exercise is excluded.

Why Our Faciliation Training Course Works

Unlike other facilitation training courses, The Effective Facilitator devotes 80% of its curriculum to learning and practicing the group techniques that separate great facilitators from good ones. We focus on critical skills such as consensus building, keeping the group focused, generating energy, managing dysfunction and gaining agreement. Our branded approach to training, The PDI Difference, ensures results through: Practical techniques, Dynamic, high energy instructors, and Interactive exercises and practice sessions. To date, over 95% of attendees have rated this course as THE BEST or ONE OF THE BEST courses they've ever taken!

Learn How To

Get groups to develop and agree upon workable, realistic plans or solutions to issues. Gain the tools and techniques to: create a vision that motivates people to action, engage groups in developing solutions and generate ownership that leads to results. Learn a comprehensive approach top facilitators use to prepare for success, get a session started, focus the group, use (not abuse) the power of the pen, gather information, manage dysfunction, build consensus, maintain high energy, close the session, and construct customized agendas.

Objectives

  • Define the role of a facilitator
  • Identify the key facilitation principles
  • Describe the best practices related to each principle
  • Provide students with facilitation practice and performance feedback

Ideal For

  • Managers
  • Executives
  • Facilitators
  • Trainers
  • Consultants
  • Sales Professionals
  • Analysts

Needing To

  • Lead a task force
  • Establish a strategic direction
  • Run better meetings
  • Get a business process operating efficiently
  • Establish performance objectives
  • Work through conflict/internal strife
  • Define the specific needs of a user community

The Effective Facilitator Course Description (pdf)

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Transform your training into habit - join us and your peers in an extended review of the key facilitation principles in the Effective Facilitator Monthly Touch (Online).

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