Facilitation Made Easy: Practical Tips to Improve Meetings and Workshops by Esth

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Facilitation Made Easy by Esther Cameron A practical introduction to the essential skills required by facilitators. Facilitation Made Easy is packed with detailed examples, checklists and proven tips on how to improve meetings and workshops. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The facilitators task of opening up discussion, getting ideas into the open and setting broad future direction is essential if a group is to reach consensus on a particular outcome and it is now one of the key techniques used in meetings and workshops. Facilitation Made Easy provides a practical introduction to the essential skills needed and will help readers develop a facilitation style that is unbiased and enables control without being overpowering. With detailed examples, proven tips for success, checklists and a self assessment guide to help readers test their own personal approach to facilitation, the book will help readers to: Understand the facilitators role Develop the ideal structure for workshops and meetings Control agendas and help to focus the outcome of meetings Deal with difficulties. This third edition also includes a new chapter on facilitating virtual meetings, explaining the mechanics of virtual teams, the pros and cons of virtual meetings, use of technology and tips on setting up, facilitating and participating in virtual meetings Notes “Facilitation Made Easy is packed with good advice … its particular strength is that it not only discusses what to do, but also explains why.” BJET, September 2002 •New chapter on facilitating virtual meetings •Highly practical in focus, including ‘On the day’ checklists. •Includes sections on using facilitation with groups from various cultures and backgrounds •From author of Making Sense of Change Management Back Cover Facilitation Made Easy Practical Tips to Improve Meetings and Workshops Esther Cameron REAR COVER: "Facilitation Made Easy is packed with good advice... its particular strength is that it not only discusses what to do, but also explains why." British Journal of Education Technology Now in its third edition, this practical guide gives you an introduction to the essential skills needed to run a facilitated workshop. Packed with detailed examples, proven tips for success, checklists, case studies and a self-assessment guide to test your own personal approach to facilitation, this book will help you to: - understand the facilitators role; - determine the facilitation style that matches your personal style; - develop the ideal structure for workshops; - control agendas and keep workshops running to time; - deal with difficulties. This updated edition also includes information on facilitating virtual meetings, explaining the mechanics of virtual teams, and the pros and cons of virtual meetings. Designed to build facilitation skills rapidly and effectively, this practical guide is the ideal self-development tool for anyone involved in facilitation. Esther Cameron is an independent consultant, facilitator and senior-level coach. She works with a wide range of organizations to enable significant change. She is Director of Cameron Change Consultancy Ltd and co-author of Making Sense of Change Management, also published by Kogan Page. Subject category: Training / Human resource development Author Biography Esther Cameron is an independent consultant, facilitator and senior level coach. She works with a wide range of organizations to enable significant change. She is Director of Cameron Change Consultancy Ltd and co-author of Making Sense of Change Management, also published by Kogan Page. Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introducing facilitation;Chapter - 02: The psychology of groups;Chapter - 03: Planning a facilitated workshop;Chapter - 04: Running a facilitated workshop;Chapter - 05: The workshop environment;Chapter - 06: What to do afterwards;Chapter - 07: Other issues surrounding the use of workshops;Chapter - 08: Worked case studies;Chapter - 09: Special case workshops;Chapter - 10: Facilitating virtual meetings;Chapter - 11: The facilitators complete checklist Review "An introduction to the skills needed to facilitate meetings and workshops, including a self-assessment guide." VS Magazine "Esther Cameron sheds light on the art of facilitation to avoid boring staff to death." Business Edge "Camerons intention is to debunk "facilitation" but more than that she demystifies it... the beauty of the book is that each chapter is unique and so you can pick on relevant sections specific to you." Engineering Management "Absolutely indispensable guidelines... Realistic, honest, and written by someone whos clearly spent time in the trenches. This is the one I recommend to every new classroom trainer who crosses my path." Training Magazine "If you have an upcoming meeting, quickly peruse this book for some reliable, actionable advice. " getAbstract Promotional Facilitation Made Easy is packed with good advice its particular strength is that it not only discusses what to do, but also explains why. BJET, September 2002 New chapter on facilitating virtual meetings Highly practical in focus, including On the day checklists. Includes sections on using facilitation with groups from various cultures and backgrounds From author of Making Sense of Change Management Long Description The facilitators task of opening up discussion, getting ideas into the open and setting broad future direction is essential if a group is to reach consensus on a particular outcome and it is now one of the key techniques used in meetings and workshops. "Facilitation Made Easy" provides a practical introduction to the essential skills needed and will help readers develop a facilitation style that is unbiased and enables control without being overpowering. With detailed examples, proven tips for success, checklists and a self assessment guide to help readers test their own personal approach to facilitation, the book will help readers to: understand the facilitators role; develop the ideal structure for workshops and meetings; control agendas and help to focus the outcome of meetings; and, deal with difficulties. This third edition also includes a new chapter on facilitating virtual meetings, explaining the mechanics of virtual teams, the pros and cons of virtual meetings, use of technology and tips on setting up, facilitating and participating in virtual meetings. Review Quote html>head>/head>body>p>"An introduction to the skills needed to facilitate meetings and workshops, including a self-assessment guide." /p>p>-VS Magazine, October 2005 /p>p>/p>p>"Esther Cameron sheds light on the art of facilitation to avoid boring staff to death." /p>p>-Business Edge, November 2005 /p>p>/p>p>"Camerons intention is to debunk "facilitation" but more than that she demystifies it... the beauty of the book is that each chapter is unique and so you can pick on relevant sections specific to you." /p>p>Engineering Management, February/March 2006 /p>p>/p>p>"Absolutely indispensable guidelines... Realistic, honest, and written by someone whos clearly spent time in the trenches. This is the one I recommend to every new classroom trainer who crosses my path." /p>p>Training Magazine, July 2005 /p>/body>/html> Promotional "Headline" Facilitation Made Easy is packed with good advice its particular strength is that it not only discusses what to do, but also explains why. Feature * Facilitation Made Easy is packed with good advice its particular strength is that it not only discusses what to do, but also explains why.; * BJET, September 2002; * New chapter on facilitating virtual meetings; * Highly practical in focus, including On the day checklists.; * Includes sections on using facilitation with groups from various cultures and backgrounds; * From author of Making Sense of Change Management Excerpt from Book Contents: * Introducing facilitation *The psychology of groups *Planning a facilitated workshop *Running a facilitated workshop *The workshop environment *What to do afterwards *Worked case studies *Special case workshops *Facilitating virtual meetings *The facilitators complete checklist Description for Sales People "Facilitation Made Easy is packed with good advice ... its particular strength is that it not only discusses what to do, but also explains why." BJET, September 2002 - New chapter on facilitating virtual meetings - Highly practical in focus, including On the day checklists. - Includes sections on using facilitation with groups from various cultures and backgrounds - From author of Making Sense of Change Management Description for Bookstore A practical introduction to the essential skills required by facilitators. Facilitation Made Easy is packed with detailed examples, checklists and proven tips on how to improve meetings and workshops. Details ISBN0749443510 Author Esther Cameron Short Title FACILITATION MADE EASY 3/E Language English Edition 3rd ISBN-10 0749443510 ISBN-13 9780749443511 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2005 Imprint Kogan Page Ltd Subtitle Practical Tips to Improve Meetings and Workshops Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780749436087 Series Kogan Page Residence ENK DOI 10.1604/9780749443511 UK Release Date 2005-09-03 AU Release Date 2005-09-03 NZ Release Date 2005-09-03 Pages 176 Publisher Kogan Page Ltd Edition Description 3rd Revised edition Publication Date 2005-09-03 DEWEY 658.4036 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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