Greetings from Barcelona☀️where I have just opened registration for the March cohort of Breakthrough Facilitation.🎉 More on that below.👇
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If you are joining for the first time, welcome to our deep dive into facilitation, learning, and how to live a creative life.
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🤷How do you learn facilitation?
That’s a question that I get a lot.
Learning facilitation 15 years ago was one of the best decisions I have made.
I have learned profound lessons about leadership, learning, and groups. It’s opened up new professional opportunities. And I believe that facilitation has helped me to become a better person.
I have learned that there is no one pathway to learning facilitation.
It took me a while to find mine. I have done a lot of figuring out as I went along. And I have made a lot of mistakes along the way.
I realized that 7 key things accelerated my learning.
I want to share them with you so you have a compass to find your pathway more quickly.
So how do you learn facilitation when there is no set path?
That’s our Quest for this week🔎
👉 7 Ways I learned Facilitation (so you can learn it more quickly)
Plus:
🚀Registration for the Breakthrough Facilitation March cohort (March 15- April 7) is now open. Full details are on the course page and at the bottom of this email.
🧭7 Ways I Learned Facilitation (so you can learn it more quickly)
I’ve been thinking about this a lot as I launch the next cohort of Breakthrough Facilitation.
And I realized 7 things have accelerated my learning.
Here they are:
1/ I trained. I took my first facilitation training 15 years ago. It gave me a framework that I still use in every session I lead.
2/ I learned from seasoned facilitators. They have shown me what exceptional facilitation looks like so I have something to strive for in my practice.
3/ I practiced. I have put in thousands of hours facilitating in-person and online. There is no shortcut here.
4/ I hired a facilitation coach. My coach (the incredible Nadia Chaney) gave me specific feedback on the areas I needed to improve. This is something I wish I would have done earlier.
5/ I read books. Here are 10 of my favorites.
6/ I listened to podcasts. Here are 5 I have learned from.
7/ I poured through toolkits. They give me ideas and inspiration for things to try out in my sessions. My favorites are Hyper Island, IDEO Creative Tips and Tools, Session Lab’s library, and Toolsi.
How did you learn facilitation?
👉Join the conversation on Twitter or read the article on Typeshare.
🚀Registration for the March cohort is now open!
I am thrilled to announce that registration for Cohort 2 is now open. You can register on the Breakthrough Facilitation course page by clicking this link👇
Here are a few important things to know👇
- Registration opens today on the updated course page www.breakthrough-facilitation.com
- Save 40% on the full course fee if you register before February 20
- Registration closes on March 7
- Enrolment will be capped at 40 participants – so if you are serious about learning virtual facilitation, I’d recommend signing up as soon as possible
Here are a few ways you can find out more👇
- Join our live Demo Q&A session on Thursday, February 17 @ 5:00 – 6:00 pm CET. Register for the demo session 👉 here
- Not sure if it’s a fit for you? Let’s talk! Book a 15 min call with me 👉here
- Check out our brand new 1 min promo video to see Breakthrough Facilitation in action
Here’s a quick recap of the important information about the course 👇
👥The course is for professionals who lead online groups: online course creators, educators, team leaders, L&D professionals, teachers, trainers, changemakers, and more.
📅The course will run for 4 weeks from March 15 – April 7.
💻The live sessions will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 – 6:30 pm CET each week. All live sessions will be recorded.
🕒I estimate that the time commitment will be approx. 4-6 hrs/week.
If you want to supercharge your virtual facilitation skills, join us for cohort 2!
💡Quote of the week
“Traveller, there is no path. The path is made by walking.”
Antonio Machado, Spanish Poet
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