Transform every virtual meeting you lead

This course is for individuals that want to go from:

  • Meeting Host to Engaged Facilitator
  • Personal Nervousness to Leading with Command and Presence
  • Staring at each other on-screen to Collaborating to clear, committed decisions
  • Talking Over Each Other to Moderating conversations to ensure all voices are heard
  • Disengaged Participants to Injecting energy to keep momentum
  • Running out of time to Keeping pace and using time to your advantage
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Unleash your inner Facilitator

How This Course Works

  • Practice during Live Sessions: 3 Live, 60-minute Zoom Practice Sessions with your Cohort. 1 Live 2.5 hr Practice session during Week 4
  • Watch Self-Paced Video Lectures in-between live sessions to learn the fundamentals at your own pace
  • Time Commitment of 3 hrs/week for 3 weeks
  • Engage with your cohort community through an invite-only Facilitator Slack group to ask questions and get feedback
  • Receive a Personalized Report to measure your facilitation confidence post-course
  • Access Tools and Templates to guide you in applying your new skills post-class

Meet your Kickass Expert Facilitators for this course

David Lemus has been facilitating engaging and inclusive in-person and digital workshops for the past 10+ years. He runs a boutique consulting and training company to create more vibrant and impactful organizations using the tools and mindsets of human-centered design. He has facilitated trainings and workshops with clients such as Nike, Microsoft, Capital One, University of Oregon and Cisco. David is also an adjunct professor at the University of Portland and serves on the Advisory Council for the Design Museum Foundation. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

David lives in a Tiny House on Wheels he designed and built from the wheels up. Learn more about David

Evelyn Huang is a hippie stuck in a business woman’s body, marrying quantitative rigor with creative invention.  She has spent the last 20 years leading and teaching organizations - startups, academic, Fortune 500 companies - to treat people like humans and to make bold decisions.  Evelyn most recently was Chief Customer Experience Officer at Sunrun, leading product, marketing, and end-to-end customer experience.  She served as VP of Design Thinking and Strategy at Capital One, leading the top 10 US bank in the transformation from traditional bank to tech leader.  She is a design thinking expert and Lecturer at the Stanford d.school, where she helped run the Executive Education program. Learn more about Evelyn



What People Are Saying About the Course

Stu

Design Strategist

"I am a more effective facilitator in group settings and have gotten positive feedback from my team. I feel more confident thanks to this training."

Beverly

Director of Product Management

“David is a super compelling instructor. I am now able to teach inside my organization with confidence! My goal was to become an instructor in my department. I am now able to help others.”

Joyce

Chief of Staff to CMO

“Evelyn has taught me, through modeling the behavior, more about leadership than any other manager or person I’ve worked with.”

Course Overview

  • 1

    Week 0 | What is a Kickass Facilitator?

    • What is a Kickass Facilitator
  • 2

    Week 1 | Command and Presence

    • Introduction to Command and Presence

    • Non-Verbal Communication (How we appear)

    • Vocal Elements (How we say it)
  • 3

    Week 1 | 3 Modes of a Facilitator

    • Introduction to the 3 Modes of a Facilitator

    • Content Delivery

    • Delivering Activity Instructions

    • Discussion Moderation
  • 4

    Week 1 | Slides

    • Week 1 Slides: Command and Presence & 3 Modes of a Facilitator
  • 5

    Week 2 | Workshop Design: Activities

    • Introduction to Activities

    • Techniques

    • Stokes

    • Feedback
  • 6

    Week 2 | Workshop Design: Agendas

    • Agenda Design

    • Kickass Workshop Agenda Template | Google Sheet
  • 7

    Week 2 | Slides

    • Week 2 Slides: Activities & Agenda Design
  • 8

    Additional Resources

    • Playlist: Workshop Arrival (I love this one for light, upbeat music)

    • Playlist: Latin Chill (Great for gallery walks, dot voting, other silent activities)

    • Framework for Techniques + Additional Resources

FAQ

  • What if I can't attend one of the live sessions?

    Attendance to the practice sessions is required to register. A critical part of this training is peer practice with your cohort and we don't want to sacrifice the learning of others. Of course, we know emergencies happen and we will understand if last. minute you are unable to attend! Please contact us if this happens and we will make a plan together.

  • How much time do I need to allocate each week?

    We estimate you need ~3 hrs/week for 3 weeks, inclusive of the live practice sessions.

  • What makes this facilitation training unique?

    This training is taught by leading experts who have a track record of creating momentum for behavior change inside of organizations. We have created and scaled learning experiences and have integrated two key principles into this training: (1) connecting theory to action as soon as possible and (2) Creating an accountability and measurement tool to ensure you can measure your progress

  • How long do I have to access the course content?

    How about forever? We are hosting our content through the Thinkific platform. You will always have access to this course content after you complete the course.

  • I have more questions. Who should I contact?

    Great! Send David, one of our instructors, a note with more questions: [email protected]