Brilliant Workshops How to deliver effective workshops to any audience

by Cooper, Cyrus

• ISBN13: 9780273759751
• ISBN10: 0273759752
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-09
• Publisher: Ft Pr

Summary

Whether running a company or working for an organisation, Brilliant Workshopswill equip readers with all the practical tools and effective techniques they need to run their workshop effectively. Drawn from over 15 years of running workshops, this book will challenge the myths about delivering effective workshops and give readers all the essential information they need to deliver brilliant workshops to any audience. Readers will learn how to: Engage an audience, no matter what the subject matter Focus on what is in their control / out of their control Know what the audience wants Plan for a variety of sessions - learning is creation, not consumption Understand the different types of learning interventions and when to use them Understand group dynamics and what to look out for - from stifled yawns to ‘learning pawns' Know why evaluation is an important part of the planning process Market:Pearson is the Management market leader with 21% market share. Management is the largest market in the business sector and was worth 6.5 million in 2010. Benchmark: Brilliant Presentation (9780273709749, 9780273720768, 9780273730675), Published January 2007, Life Sales: 24,144 (Copies sold).

Author Biography

Cyrus Cooperhas been running workshops for over 15 years, designing and delivering learning and training solutions for a wide variety of clients in the public and private sectors. Cyrus is the Managing Director of Maximum Performance – a training company based in Hertfordshire. He works with clients such as Thomson Reuters, the BBC, Big Lottery Fund, Merlin Entertainments, Hannover Life and Maidenhead Housing Association.

 

Table of Contents

About the author

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

 

Part 1: Backstage (pre-workshop)

Chapter 1: What is wanted? What is needed?

Chapter 2: What can I do?

Chapter 3: Planning and design

Chapter 4: The audience

Chapter 5: Tools to support delivery

Chapter 6: Handouts, workbooks or other resources?

Chapter 7: Presentation styles and your ‘stage’

 

Part 2: Onstage - stand and deliver (during the workshop)

Chapter 8: 'And now I’ll pass you over to....'

Chapter 9: Managing group dynamics

Chapter 10: How well is it going?

 

Part 3: Encore (post-workshop)

Chapter 11: Evaluation

Chapter 12: What next?

 

Conclusion: Did that really happen? (I don’t believe you!)

References

Index