Teleclasses

teleclassesTeleclasses are a “virtual classroom” where people from many parts of the world can show up on our telephone conference line at the same time to learn and share together. Participating in teleclasses is fun, easy and convenient. Our teleclasses are typically 5-hour courses conducted daily during the workweek. Interviews in our Expert Series and Webinars are approximately one-hour long.
Our classes are recorded and come packaged with downloadable learning guides or class notes. Therefore, if you miss a live offering of a teleclass or interview, you may purchase the MP3 audio recording and learning guide.There are many benefits to learning in this way

  • No travel time or parking fees
  • A clearer focus than many lectures
  • Ability to pick and choose what sessions to attend at the last minute
  • Comfort of working in your own space
  • Easily adopt electronic notes for your own personal use
random acts of facilitation

Random Acts of Facilitation

This class covers 25 discrete facilitative actions you can
take to empower and move groups forward.
This course is
for facilitators at any level or group members that simply want to know more about facilitation so that they can make the groups they are a part of more effective. Being discrete acts of facilitation, they also lend themselves to being taught to your group members who desire to become more self-facilitative.


virtual facilitation

Facilitating at a Distance: Essentials of Teleclass & Virtual Meeting Facilitation

Have you thought of offering a teleclass but don’t feel you have all the skills and knowledge you need to do so? This class will teach you methods, skills, and processes to employ this inexpensive way to train, collaborate, and problem-solve using Teleclasses and Virtual Meetings. Remove the fear and uncertainty of teleclass/virtual meeting design and facilitation.


transforming conflict in the workplace

Transforming Conflict in the Workplace

All organizations and relationships encounter conflict. It’s what we do with it that makes all the difference in the world. In this class we’ll explore and evaluate your own styles and personal responses conflict, learning and practicing conflict resolution strategies in the context of group facilitation, and how you can implement conflict resolution and staff facilitation programs within organizations.


improvisational facilitator

The Improvisational Facilitator

Every field of work would benefit by better improvisation. This highly experiential teleclass presents powerful, practical improv techniques you can use to immediately enhance your facilitation, training, and group leadership skills. You’ll learn ways to become a better facilitator by experimenting with improv techniques, and increase your confidence and creativity to make your plan become more flexible and spontaneous.


designing dynamic workshops from scratch

Secrets to Designing Dynamic Workshops from Scratch

This class will walk you through the building blocks
of designing and delivering effective experiential workshops
. It will cover all the elements of workshop
design using a simple, well-organized, and proven approach.
Use this class to complete the design of your own workshop.


learning facilitation

Becoming a Learning Facilitator

Make the shift from teaching to Learning Facilitation.
This course explores how to make the leap from conventional
teaching approaches to a new perspective based on the
learner and incorporating facilitation skills and philosophy
into the learning environment.


putting out brushfires teleclass

Putting Out Brush Fires: How to Intervene in Difficult Group Situations

Do nonstop talkers, silent groups or dramatic conflicts
ever knock your meetings off track?
These meeting situations take a toll on a group’s ability to work together
and cost time and money. This class will increase your ability to know when and how to intervene effectively in difficult situations
to get your meetings back on track.This course if for anyone who facilitates, manages, teaches, mediates, coaches, counsels, directs any group.


intervene_with_confidence_teleclass

Intervene With Confidence

Group Intervention is one of the most challenging
skills to master as a facilitator
. This class is for anyone who plays a facilitative or leadership role in a group and will explore practical ways to effectively intervene on individual and group behaviors to realign, refocus, challenge, or protect group process.


managing people you rarely see

Managing People You Rarely See

Do you need to get rapid results from people collaborating across multiple locations? This class covers managing remote relationships and frameworks for successfully managing projects across large distances. Issues created by the geographic distance between team members can be overcome, and in fact, the potential of a distance team to accomplish amazing feats far outweighs any logistical liabilities.


appreciative inquiry

Appreciative Inquiry

Intentional change can based on the best of what is in order to pursue dreams and possibilities of what could
be
.
This class explores the four dynamics of AI: Discovery, Dream, Design and Delivery as well as the: 8 assumptions, 6 core principles, 5 steps, and outcomes and opportunities.