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How To Make The Most Of The First 5 Minutes Of Your Workshop
And I am not talking about icebreakers
This article is part of an edited transcript of a great conversation with Jim Sill from Deploy Learning about facilitation and workshop leadership skills.
This section explores what it takes to create a workshop, training or meeting space where participants are heard and valued.
I share my approach to starting workshops and how I make the most of the first five to ten minutes.
Jim Sill ↘︎When working with large groups, it can be challenging to create a space where individuals are heard and feel valued. Can you talk about your approach to that? How do we value the individuals in the room? How can we help them be heard?
Tom Barrett ↘︎It starts with intentional design. Pay attention to the experience.
Yes, to content, for sure. Know what we are working on, but also recognise that everybody’s going to experience something together. So be intentional in the design of the experience.
Try to think through what the experience is going to be.
- How will I gather feedback?
- What am I doing at the beginning?
