Who this workshop is for
This workshop is designed for people who:
- Work as extension practitioners, farm advisors or researchers.
- Design or facilitate workshops, field days, webinars or group discussions.
- Want meetings and group activities to be more engaging and effective.
- Are new to facilitation, or largely self-taught.
- Want practical facilitation guidance that fits extension and advisory contexts.
What you'll learn
Understand the role of the facilitator
Clarify how facilitation differs from presenting or teaching, and why this matters in extension.
Design more purposeful group activities
Explore why some activities fall flat and how to make sessions more engaging and productive.
Encourage participation
Use simple facilitation techniques to support discussion, involvement and shared learning.
Manage group dynamics
Build confidence working with different personalities, experience levels and expectations.
What you'll leave with
You’ll leave with a practical understanding of facilitation fundamentals and a small toolkit of techniques you can apply immediately in workshops, meetings and group learning activities. You’ll also feel more confident explaining your facilitation approach to colleagues, funders and partners.
Format
- Duration
- Half-day.
- Delivery
- Online or in person.
- Style
- Practical, interactive and grounded in real-world examples.
- Facilitators
- Denise Bewsell (Scarlatti) and John James (Enablers of Change).
- Can be tailored
- Yes, for different audiences, sectors or programme contexts.
Ready to support better conversations in extension?
Join an upcoming facilitation fundamentals for extension workshop, or talk to us about delivering it for your team.
