“I attended [this] online facilitation training delivered by Martin about ToP methodology & current challenges when facilitating online and it was excellent! Great integration of the various tools being used currently & insights into Focused Conversations & ORID principle. You have definitely sparkled my interest into putting it all into practice and you made technology sound so easy!" - Iwona Wilson (Polowy) CPF, Facilitator, Strategic Planner, Trainer and Author - Jun 4, 2020

“New mission of ICUU being read in a myriad of global languages – short and simple but inspired” - Derek McAuley, Chief Officer, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches – July 21, 2016 (see case study of ICUU Mennorode)

Who this session is for

This online training session is sponsored by Unitarian College - to register, please use the promotional code available from the College.

This session for Unitarian College delegates is adapted from the public training session Introduction to Facilitation Online. It draws on elements of standard ICA:UK ‘ToP’ courses including Introduction to Group Facilitation, Meetings That Work and Group Facilitation Methods, adapted to an online learning environment and to application in online sessions.

Questions this course answers

“What does a facilitator do, really, and how does that apply in a Unitarian, online setting? How can I best select and apply tools & methods to support my groups to achieve their aims together online? What else do I need to take into account before, during and between sessions, in order to make them engaging, inclusive and effective?”

What you will gain

By the end of the session, you will

• have experienced some key facilitation tools and methods in the context of an online session - including Zoom, Mentimeter, Google Docs and Jamboard and the ToP (ORID) Focused Conversation method
• have explored three dimensions of the role of the facilitator in online meetings and workshops, in relation to your own experience and challenges of online worship and other events
• have gained tips & tools that can make your online sessions more engaging, inclusive and effective, and identified opportunities for your own further learning
• have gained confidence to apply key insights in your own practice, and connections with others for mutual learning and support.

The Technology of Participation (ToP) is an approach pioneered and refined by ICA in over 50 years of experience worldwide. This is a proven system of methods and tools that can be adapted and applied to help all sorts of groups accomplish a wide variety of tasks together. The core values of the ToP approach, which inform all of my work, are inclusive participation, teamwork and collaboration, individual and group creativity, ownership and action, reflection and learning.

The Focused Conversation method provides a structured, four-level process for effective communication which ensures that everyone in a group has the opportunity to participate.

Learning style

The session will present methods, tools & tips in a practical and participatory way. The ToP Focused Conversation method and other tools & tips will be first demonstrated, and then talked through in presentation with Q&A. Finally, participants will have an opportunity to consider what they can apply and how they can continue their learning.

Slides shared during the session will be made available for future reference, along with a video recording of the session and other outputs including chat text and poll results.

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For further details

Please contact me with any questions or for further details. For in-house and tailored training, see ToP facilitation training at your place – and free places for you! and please contact me.

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Course cancellation – with 10 days’ notice. Please note, we reserve the right to cancel any course with no less than 10 working days’ notice, without liability for any consequential or indirect loss. In this case, we will let you know by email and refund your booking with no charge.

Booking cancellation – with over 15 days’ notice. If you let us know by email more than 15 working days before your course, then we can refund your booking less an administration charge of 10% of the course fee.

Booking cancellation – with 15 days’ notice or less. Unless you let us know by email more than 15 working days before your course, we regret that we cannot cancel your booking. In this case the full fee for the course will remain payable and no refund will be made. Also if for any reason you fail to attend a course that you have booked, the full fee for the course will remain payable and no refund will be made. We are, however, happy to transfer your booking to an alternative participant to attend the course that you have booked in your place. Please let us know as early as you can if you will be unable to attend, and if another delegate will attend instead.Full payment must be received more than 10 working days before a course to guarantee your place.