Planning Your Session

The Impact of the Size of Your Team on Session Design

By Michael Barrett | August 18, 2020 | Comments Off on The Impact of the Size of Your Team on Session Design

 In this video, you’ll learn the most important considerations of team size on your facilitated session design.

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How to Set Up Your Virtual Breakout Sessions

By Michael Barrett | June 14, 2020 | Comments Off on How to Set Up Your Virtual Breakout Sessions

In this second of three videos extracted from a recent 50+ person workshop of the Southeast Association of Facilitators, you’ll learn a best practice for setting the stage for your breakout sessions.

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One That Went Well: Best Practices for Mixed/Virtual Meetings

By Michael Barrett | April 20, 2020 | Comments Off on One That Went Well: Best Practices for Mixed/Virtual Meetings

 In this video you’ll learn how you can apply six best practices of a Certified Master FacilitatorTM for your next mixed/virtual workshop 

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Flip Chart Best Practices

By Michael Barrett | February 2, 2020 | 2 Comments

In this video, you’ll learn four best practices for using flip charts in your workshops and the value they will bring to you AND your participants.

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Participant Briefing Books: the Whats, Hows and Whys

By Michael Barrett | November 18, 2019 | Comments Off on Participant Briefing Books: the Whats, Hows and Whys

Learn everything you need to know about Participant Briefing Books: What they are, How to Create them, and Why you should use them.

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How to prepare participants for your virtual workshops

By Michael Barrett | September 29, 2019 | Comments Off on How to prepare participants for your virtual workshops

Five tips to ensure that your participants are as prepared as you are for your next virtual workshop.

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What to pack for your next facilitated workshop

By Michael Barrett | August 17, 2019 | Comments Off on What to pack for your next facilitated workshop

What supplies do you need for your next facilitated session? In this video, you’ll see what a Certified Master Facilitator TM packs for virtually every engagement.

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How to Design Virtual Workshops

By Michael Barrett | June 8, 2019 | Comments Off on How to Design Virtual Workshops

Saturday, June 08, 2019 – by Michael Barrett

Virtual workshops are MUCH more complex than face-to-face events. In this video, you’ll learn five best practices for designing virtual sessions from a certified master facilitator.

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How to get Better Results with Fewer Meetings

By Michael Barrett | May 5, 2019 | 1 Comment

Sunday, May 05, 2019 – by Michael Barrett

In this video, you’ll learn from a Certified Master Facilitator five practical, tactical ways to reduce the number of meetings you have while making each one much more productive. 

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Tension and Release: Another key to great workshop design

By Michael Barrett | March 4, 2019 | Comments Off on Tension and Release: Another key to great workshop design

In this video, you’ll learn how to apply a jazz musician’s trick to the workshops you design and facilitate.


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The importance of divergence and convergence in your workshops

By Michael Barrett | February 28, 2019 | 4 Comments

Regardless of the topic, learn why these two elements should be part of ANY workshop you facilitate.


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How to Build A Workshop Agenda

By Michael Barrett | January 22, 2019 | Comments Off on How to Build A Workshop Agenda

Ever wondered how to build a great workshop agenda? In this video, learn how to think like a golfer in designing your workshops.


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What to do When Life Gets in the Way of Your Workshop Plan

By Michael Barrett | March 2, 2018 | 14 Comments

Learn the three simple questions you should ask whenever your participants suggest a radical change to our workshop agenda.

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How to Use Breakouts in Your Facilitated Sessions

By Michael Barrett | November 12, 2017 | 1 Comment

Learn how to plan and manage this powerful engagement strategy in your workshops.


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How to Time a Workshop

By Michael Barrett | October 22, 2017 | Comments Off on How to Time a Workshop

Learn four specific considerations for planning the timing of your workshop.


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Workshop Engagement Strategies

By Michael Barrett | August 27, 2017 | 10 Comments

In this video, you’ll learn about what engagement strategies are, why they are so important and how you can incorporate them into your workshops.


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How to Prep for Your Next Workshop

By Michael Barrett | July 10, 2016 | 1 Comment

Without proper planning, it’s almost impossible to have an effective and impactful workshop. Learn about three of the most important planning considerations in this video.


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Decision Rights

By Michael Barrett | June 15, 2016 | Comments Off on Decision Rights

Is your team providing input or making decisions? Find out why this question is so important and how you can confidently answer it.      


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