The Art of Facilitation | online (Australian and European time zones)

Online Format:  eight 4 hour sessions over eight weeks (mornings / afternoons / evenings depending on your time zone) plus practical work

The course is delivered over eight weeks, with one 4 hour online session per week (32 hours total) plus 1 hour per week of independent practical work (8 hours total).  This format builds online facilitation capabilities while also enabling greater accessibility for participants across  different time zones. Our delivery approach maximises online engagement and minimises 'zoom fatigue'.

The online course covers the same content as the in-person course: Creating the Programme, Facilitating Self and Others, Making Interventions, Facilitating Challenges, Integration and Assessment.

Session Dates

• 08 February     Session 1:  Creating the programme
• 15 February      Session 2:  Programme Frames
• 22 February     Session 3:  Facilitating Self and Others
• 29 February     Session 4:   Making Interventions (Halfway review)
• 07 March          Session 5:  Making Interventions 2
• 14 March          Session 6:   Facilitating Challenges
• 21 March          Session 7:  Personal Facilitation Practice
• 28 March         Session 8:  Reflection, Integration and Assessment

Session Times

• 6:00 am - 10:00 am  (London, United Kingdom)
• 7:00 am - 11:00 am   (Madrid, Spain)
• 11:30 am - 3:30 pm   (Mumbai, India)
• 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm    (Singapore)
• 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm    (Melbourne, Australia)
• 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm   (Auckland, New Zealand)

Online platform

The course will be delivered via Zoom Video Conferencing (participants do not require a paid account).  We also use online collaboration tools including Google Drive, Google Jamboard and WhatsApp for connecting as a group between sessions.  We may also explore other collaboration platforms of interest to participants.

• Understand whole-person online facilitation (including barriers and opportunities)
• Understand the role of a facilitator and group development cycles
• Create an empowering group purpose and safe group culture
• Explore aspects of whole personhood and being present to self, others and the group
• Recognise and work with different energy levels in self, others and the group
• Practise facilitation processes, techniques and interventions in a group
• Become comfortable with a range of behaviours and effectively manage conflict
• Practice online facilitation and working with online collaboration platforms
• Learning together with other facilitation professionals
• Create meaningful connections online

Who is it for?

The Art of Facilitation has been developed for facilitators with varying levels of facilitation experience working in government, community and/or business sectors as it meets people at their own level of expertise. It is also suitable for team leaders, community facilitators, consultants and emerging facilitators and will be adapted to meet the specific needs of the group.

The group will have a maximum of 12 participants.

Additional information on Zenergy Stage 1: The Art of Facilitation

Simone is our Zenergy Trainer in Melbourne Australia and has been a trainer with Zenergy Global since 2013. She was born in Leipzig, Germany on the land of the Saxon people. In 2015 she relocated from New Zealand to Australia and brought the Zenergy work with her. Simone is active with the Victorian Facilitators Network (VFN) and also delivers Zenergy programs in Europe and the UK. Since establishing in Australia, Zenergy Global Australia has been growing and had several programs delivered all over the world. Simone is an experienced facilitator, coach and trainer working in government, corporate business and community sector. She is passionate about helping leaders to embed the spirit of collaborative leadership and sees whole-person facilitation skills essential to effective collaboration.

Corina is our Zenergy Trainer in Europe and has been using whole-person technology for the last 20 years. Corina gets teams into flow and unleashing their collective intelligence to solve their biggest challenges and serve their purpose.  Corina is super passionate about helping facilitators, project managers, leaders and entrepreneurs up level their online and in-person collaboration skills.

2,750 AUD ex. GST / 1,650 GBP / 1,925 EUR / 1980 USD (corporate, business and government)
1,980 AUD ex. GST (community and not-for-profit)
1250 AUD ex. GST (Reviewer - someone who has done this course before)
Please contact us for not-for-profit and reviewer rates in other currencies, and to discuss the availability of student and low-income prices.

Early Bird: 10% discount on Full Price, if registered and payment received by Friday 22 December 2023.

Cost includes:

• Soft copy of Participant Course Manual
• 40 hours of experiential training, including weekly 1:1 coaching
• Certificate of Attendance