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Train-the-Trainer - For Organizations

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Train-the-Trainer on Virtual Facilitation to Organizations

Are you needing to transition your conversations to the remote space quickly?
Need to amplify your team efforts at this time, virtually?
Need to have your virtual meetings be effective?
Need to build your team virtually, but don't know how to?


Contact us to discuss an off-the-shelf or customized virtual learning session for your organization.

Since 2013 we have partnered with many organizations to deliver VIRTUAL FACILITATION Skills training. Virtual Facilitation Skills training has been an addition to our supports and training around group coaching and team coaching since 2006. Training is led by Potentials Realized founder Jennifer Britton, author of the 2017 book, Effective Virtual Conversations.

Recent engagements with corporate partners have included:
In-house virtual delivery of Virtual Facilitation Skills Essentials training (1 day virtually or delivered over 5 x 75 minute sessions. These are held on your platform or our zoom platform and typically equip a smaller group of your staff with skills for virtual facilitation. Group size is usually 4 - 15 people.

Custom Design of a Virtual Train-the-Trainer programming or Virtual Presentation Skills programs for your specific organizational needs. Whether it is a two hour session for team leaders, or one or two day programs for your training team, we offer practical facilitation tips and ample opportunities for practice and feedback.

Virtual Team Day Sessions
for Teams that need to get up to speed quickly! These are facilitated sessions and can involve an off-the-shelf team day revolving around team effectiveness, and strengths, or it can be a customized offering.

Offerings of the PlanDoTrack Virtual sessions - Working through our Certified Facilitators of the PlanDoTrack Program, we have a network of exceptionally talented facilitators and credentialed coaches who can offer a variety of PlanDoTrack programming for virtual and remote leaders and teams. PlanDoTrack is the 2019 publication from Jennifer Britton for Virtual and Remote Professionals. Part workbook, part planner, it can be provided as a stand alone program.

TEams365 Leadership and Team Work trianing round out our offerings. With modules ranging from Emotional Intelligence to Team Effectiveness these are typcially 3-5 hour modules of learning. They can be delivered in one block or over consecutive weeks virtually.

Check out our face-to-face train-the-trainer options here.

Check out our virtual facilitation/train-the-trainer program here. The Virtual Facilitation Skills Intensive is geared for those leading virtual meetings, webinars, teleclasses and other virtual training. It is offered in two parts - part 1 as the 5 week Virtual Facilitation Essentials program (which is offered virtually 4-6 times a year), followed by an additional 5 weeks of practice and feedback on your skills.

As part of the program we may also include one of Jennifer's books - Effective Virtual Conversations (2017),  From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013), or Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010). Our books, as well as our Facilitation Skills and train-the-trainer programs address relevant topics to today's facilitators including:
  • How adults learn
  • How groups and teams develop
  • Creating powerful learning environments (in person and virtually)
  • Learning styles
  • Core skills - Questioning, Active Listening, Topic identification
  • Tricky Issues
  • Dealing with difficult participants
  • Stretch points for new facilitators
  • Engagement strategies
Both our public programs, and customized training, are rich with practice and feedback opportunities. Masterful facilitators grow through experience.

Here's what past participants of our programs have said:
"The hands-on practice was one of the most valuable part of the program"
"Thank you for customizing the program to meet our needs"
"I am leaving this program with a lot more ideas and tools to do my work"
"Jenn, you are a wealth of experience and expertise. I found your stories very valuable".



Looking for longer term support? Join us in the Learning Lab and Design Studio on Fridays throughout the year. This resource rich learning portal is part of your program membership which also includes 2 group calls per month, quarterly virtual retreats, and regular program hacks, geared to get you designing programs rapidly! Monthly articles and templates round out your membership. Join us for ongoing support in the Learning Lab and Design Studio.

We also offer separate coaching skills training for leaders. Please visit our main site Potentials Realized for more information on our Coaching Skills training here, including International Coach Federation approved Continuing Coach Education (CCE) programming.

We have been involved in designing and delivering train-the-trainer programs for more than two decades and have delivered train-the-trainer programs in more than seven countries across the Americas, and Europe.

Potentials Realized founder has designed and delivered past train-the-trainer (and coach-the-coach) programs
for:
Agencies of the United Nations - UNICEF and UNV
Youth
Challenge International
The Cooperators National Insurance
Financial Services Organizations
Provincial Agencies
as well as  a range of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations

Programs have ranged from half-day to five day programs, involving one or more facilitation trainers.

​Our Coaching Skills Training in partnership with the Rouge and Scarborough Hospitals has won multiple awards including the 2016 Prism Award for Excellence in Coaching (ICF Toronto) and a 2017 Award of Excellence - Curriculum Design (i4PL).


Contact Jennifer Britton at info@potentialsrealized.com or by phone at (416)996-8326 to discuss your facilitation skills and/or train-the-trainer program needs.






Here's what past participants have said about our programs:

"The session was fun and informative. Your style is very conductive to open, honest conversation."                                         

"Terrific day! Typically, I find these sessions drag on, but this was not the case with this one. I felt engaged for the whole day. It flew by. I think that this has to do with relevance of topics, great facilitation and great planning."

  “ Your presentation on group coaching was truly one of the highlights of the conference presentations for me. You understand how to engage people, and I loved that your presentation was not only sharing your knowledge and expertise, with practical approaches, but also included personal reflections”

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Visit our other websites:
EffectiveVirtualConversations: For more engaging Virtual Events
Potentials Realized: Team and Leadership Issues
GroupCoachingEssentials.com : Group and Team Coaching Issues
From12Many.com: Jennifer's Books
CoachingTeamLeaders.com - Coaching and Training for New, Emerging and Experienced Team Leaders

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Resources to support you in your work:

Conversation Sparker Cards
Everything DiSC profiles
Training in the area of Group Coaching
Training in the area of Team Coaching

Jennifer's Books: Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2009) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2014)
Effective Virtual Conversations (2017)

On-Demand Programming (Video -24/7): The Inner Biz Leader(TM) Virtual Business Planning Retreat
Marketing Tips for Your Team and Group Programs

Tips for Your Team and Group Programs
Coaching Business Builder - 12 Tips

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