Building Facilitation Skills

CFC-ASTD September 2010

Professional Development Event

“Building Facilitation Skills”

With featured Facilitator, Barry E. Altland, SPHR

Friday, October 8, 2010

Full-day session:  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

When you participate in a live learning event:

·   are you captivated by a skilled facilitator who is organized, articulate, and holds the attention of the room? 

·   do you suddenly realize that the session has flown by so quickly, yet you learned so much? 

·   do you find yourself inspired to act, to apply what you have learned, based upon the way a facilitator actively engages you in the learning? 

You can be that facilitator!  Outstanding facilitators are made, not born!

The Central Florida Chapter of ASTD presents a full-day workshop that will share the tools, tips and techniques to take any professional to a higher level of facilitation skill.  Whether you:

·   are new to the workplace learning and performance profession,

·   have some WLP experience, but are looking to grow your skill set,

·   are a professional in any role, and you need to add facilitation skills to your repertoire to increase credibility and impart knowledge to others,

. . . you will benefit from participating in this workshop!

The first half of the workshop day will review many commonly-used facilitation techniques, and allow participants to see the tips and tools used in practice as part of the session.  Through a series of interactive discussions, exercises and activities, participants will gain a variety of skills used to create engaging learning events. 

Then, participants will be prepared to apply these newly-learned skills to their own facilitation style in the second half of the workshop day.  Each participant will assemble and present a brief facilitation piece, followed by an opportunity to receive targeted, respectful feedback from fellow participants to help them expand their repertoire.

Breakfast, lunch and snacks are included in the workshop cost, as well as all materials used during the day.  This workshop is limited to the first 20 registered participants. 

The workshop will “inform, inspire and involve” each participant in becoming a highly effective leader of learning events!

About the Facilitator . . .

Barry E. Altland has been a facilitator for nearly twelve years in the workplace learning and performance field.  During that time, he has logged countless hours of platform time, imparting knowledge on a variety of people skill, technical skill and leadership topics to thousands of participants.

Barry has worked in learning and performance in a wide variety of industries, from hospitality, resort destinations, real estate development, agribusiness and supply chain, driving organizational results through people development. 

Barry is a Development Dimensions International and Achieve Global certified facilitator, and holds his Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation.  He has served on the Executive Board of the Central Florida Chapter of ASTD for five years, including being the 2006 Chapter President. 

Mr. Altland currently serves at the National level of ASTD as a member of the ASTD Chapter Leaders Conference Planning Advisory Committee (ALC PAC). 

Program Information

DATE: Friday, October 8^th

TIME:  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION:  DeVry University, 4000 Millenia Boulevard, Orlando, FL

Program Cost - $60 for local members, $70 for non-members and guests

Schedule:             

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. – Registration and breakfast

8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Workshop

We look forward to seeing you there!