Virtual Facilitation Workshop™ (VFW 2.2)

Virtual Facilitation Workshop™ (VFW 2.2)

Better Meetings. Webinars. Training. Anytime. Anywhere. Online.

Timing is 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Fee is SGD880 before GST.

Dates
Virtual Facilitation Workshop™ (VFW 2.2) 7-8 Oct 2021

For Whom:

For Process Facilitators, Trainers and Meeting Leaders who want to master the techniques and knowledge to conduct productive online (virtual) sessions.

What you will take away:

• Preparing your workspace for virtual meetings and training using FNS VWLABS³ Check points.
• Conducting Tech Check. Back-up and Contingency Arrangements.
• Testing your Bytes & bits for Effective Connectivity. FNS Tech Support Role.
• Opening a Virtual session. FNS 4D Facilitation™ Model.
• Preparing for virtual meetings with GOAB-P. Virtual Energisers.
• Using Zoom functions for productive virtual meetings & training.
• Questioning Techniques. Listening for the unspoken and Surfacing Assumptions.
• Scribing & notetaking in the virtual world. Crafting concise & precise statements.
• Summarising & Synthesising.
• Managing Difficult Participants with SIODA.
• Virtual Participatory Engagement Techniques (vPETs) for Collecting, Sorting & Organising ideas.
• Using the vWall® – a Virtual tool.
• Closing a Virtual session.

Methodology:

Participants will set up and use electronic stickies and Zoom as they progressively learn how to get the best out of the hardware and software by applying proven & tested techniques in virtual engagement.

The knowledge & skills gained in this workshop can be applied in meetings, webinars and training / learning situations where the participants can be in distributed locations and at different time zones and hence attend synchronously or asynchronously.

Logistical details:

1. All participants must have reliable internet connectivity and a quiet place, uninterrupted work or study desk.
2. Video will have to be enabled throughout the session.
3. Once registration is confirmed, pre-work pack will be emailed.
4. Certificate of Participation will be emailed after the workshop for those who complete 100% of the workshop.

Fee:

The fee for the two-day workshop is SGD880 (before GST) for one person.
Discounts and Scholarships are available for Charities, NGOs and Individuals from developing countries.

Registration:

For enquiries and registration, please email admin@fns.sg

Testimonials:

• I learned many new tips and techniques and am now able to lead better meetings online.
• The course is very practical and easy to understand even for a non-technical person like me.
• Typically, online meetings can be inefficient, but this course has showed me otherwise.
• Everyone was able to participate, contribute and focus despite the limited time frame. What a great approach!
• Practicum using real case as case study/ exercise.
• It’s very informative and lively. The trainer is very experienced and is an expert of the subject.
• Insightful. Observations and tips for improvement by the trainers are spot-on. Good to learn from each other as a group, what are the strengths of each participant and areas for improvement.
• Very insightful. Learned quite a few tips to be a better virtual facilitator.
• Trainers are very professional.
• Trainers are very engaging and best bits are when they are able to value add to our methods and approaches. Their observations are on point. Established a very friendly learning environment.
• Joy of learning and practise!
• Trainers showed the good team work to help each other. And getting feedback from audiences occasionally during the session is very impressive.
• Sharing by participants.

• vWall® allows you to intuitively capture and instantly analyse ideas from your team, or any group of people from any part of the world at any time.
• You can set up a brainstorming session & invite anyone who has a web enabled device in a few minutes.
• Posts can reach your wall from anywhere in the world, anytime.
• Your participants can see what is going on, and you remain in control.
• You decide when participants can add posts and when you want to facilitate the discussion.
• Posts can be grouped, prioritised and analysed at the click of a button.
• Export your data in a variety of formats for subsequent reporting.

More details on https://vwall.org/

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