FACILITATING GREAT MEETINGS - PUBLIC


ID : 3440    Section Number : B40

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Facilitating Great Meetings

Build the skills that make you stand out in every meeting – and every job.  Strong facilitation skills open doors to leadership opportunities.  Learn how to lead conversations that get results, earn respect, and get noticed for the way you listen, lead, and help teams move forward.

This 7-week, hands-on course helps you transform meetings into productive, focused, and participatory sessions that get real results.  Learn proven meeting facilitation techniques to increase participation, guide discussions, build consensus, and handle challenging group dynamics with confidence.  Each week combines practical tools, demonstrations, and real-world applications so you can immediately improve how you lead and contribute to meetings at work.

This blended course includes required readings, online discussions through Canvas, and 90-minute live Zoom session each week for interactive learning and practice.  It’s ideal for professionals looking to strengthen leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, especially those preparing for advancement or entering new roles involving team or project leadership.

Course Topics—What You Will Learn
  1. Principles of Facilitation—Understand the role of the facilitator and the values behind participatory decision-making.  Learn how to create environments that encourage inclusion, focus, and balanced participation.
  2. Facilitative Listening Skills—Develop listening techniques that help groups feel heard, understood, and motivated to engage constructively.
  3. Chart Writing and Visual Tools—Learn simple, effective ways to record ideas visually so everyone can see, remember and build on group thinking.
  4. Creative Brainstorming Methods—Explore structured ways to spark new ideas, encourage equal participation, and turn individual thoughts into group creativity.
  5. Productive Discussions—Practice techniques to help groups move from open discussion to shared understanding and sound decisions.
  6. Designing Agendas that Work—Learn how to design agendas that clarify purpose, sequence activities for flow, and produce meaningful outcomes.
  7. From Difficult People to Constructive Outcomes—Gain strategies for managing

Class Details

8 Session(s)
Weekly - Wed

Location
VIRTUAL/ONLINE

Instructor
Np Staff 

CEUs : 0.8

Tuition: 

$450.00

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Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
3/4/2026 - 4/22/2026 Weekly - Wed 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM Moline, VIRTUAL/ONLINE  Map Np Staff 

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