SURE Fire Meetings
October 23-24, 2014 St. Paul, MN
Michael Culliton
michael@globallearningpartners.com
612-865-6556
Early Bird Discount
Register before August 25th & get the 10% discount automatically. Group Discount
10% off for 3 or more from the same organization.
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SURE-Fire Meetings: How to use Dialogue Education to engage people in meetings they’ll actually look forward to.
Two-day course for anyone involved in organizing,… Show more designing or facilitating meetings.
It’s a universal sentiment: all organizations need meetings and no one likes them. Typical complaints are that meetings are “boring” or “unproductive” or “a waste of time” – and often with good reason.
But what if you could transform your meetings into sessions that were engaging, purposeful and dynamic? What if people left the room feeling motivated and inspired and with clear direction about their objectives?
In this SURE-Fire Meetings course, you’ll discover how to transform your meetings into energizing and productive experiences through Dialogue Education™ (DE). DE is a learner-centered system that uses the power of dialogue to bring participants into active relationship with the content of a learning experience. These same methods transfer beautifully to the conference room by designing meetings to be more collaborative, lively, relevant, and purposeful.
Through this workshop you will:learn the principles and practices of DE, including the value of dialogue, safety and respect in a meeting environment
learn how to apply the DE system in your design, facilitation and evaluation of business meetings
turn meetings into engaging collaborations in which participants experience mutual learning and decision-making
create opportunities for meaningful participation and engagement by all of your meeting participants
learn how you and your colleagues can work together to make clear decisions that everyone will support
learn techniques for evaluating the process and results of your meetings
transform your organization’s culture with the sustainable effects of DE-based meetings: stronger unity among colleagues, enhanced dedication to a shared mission, and greater clarity of objectives and goals
be one step closer to becoming a Certified Dialogue Education Practitioner
About the course
The SURE-Fire Meetings workshop is recommended for anyone involved in organizing, designing and/or facilitating meetings.
This is offered as a two-day course, but we are happy to adapt it to shorter or longer timeframes as requested.
This course is based upon the field research and teaching of Dr. Jane Vella and the collective experience of Global Learning Partners' network of experienced associates.
By the end of the workshop, you will have:
Explored the SURE-Fire elements of the learning-centered approach to meetings
Identified and practiced using the three phases of meetings: preparation, facilitation and follow-up
Identified the steps needed to prepare for a successful meeting
Reviewed and practiced using a meeting preparation template based on Global Learning Partners' 8 Steps of Design process
Identified ways to make meetings more engaging for your participants
Incorporated different styles of information-processing into your meeting design
Reviewed ways to get input from meeting participants and planned how to use them in a meeting
Examined various levels of decisions made in meetings and explored how to address them
Chosen the best model of decision-making (Roberts Rules, Formal Consensus) for your organization
Rated your skills at using vital group facilitation techniques
Reviewed and practiced methods to evaluate meetings and follow-up afterwards
Synthesized your learning
Predicted what learning you will transfer into your organization
SURE-Fire Meetings is also offered as a customizable, in-house course for your business, institution, or organization. We’ve taught in many languages and are happy to try to accommodate your language preference. Please contact us to explore the possibilities for working together.
Class size: up to 20 (due to participative, learning-centered approach) Length: 2 days Prerequisite: None
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