Have you ever been asked to design or deliver a workshop and found yourself worrying whether it will be as good as it could be? Whether you’re preparing your first training session or looking to enhance your facilitation skills, this episode of HR Coffee Time is packed with ideas and resources to help you create training and workshops that are impactful, engaging, and memorable.

In this episode, host Fay Wallis reflects on her experience running the first in-person HR Planning Day and shares five brilliant resources that most inspired her when designing the event. You’ll discover practical insights and creative techniques to transform your workshops and training sessions, whether in-person or online.

Chapters from This Episode

[00:00 ] Introduction and Overview

[03:27 ] Resource 1: Kirsty Lewis’ online masterclass on workshop design

[11:45 ] Resource 2: The Two-Hour Workshop Blueprint book

[22:07 ] Resource 3: The Flipchart Facebook group

[23:37 ] Resource 4: Neuroscience for Learning and Development book

[28:01 ] Resource 5: The Ten-Minute Trainer book

[31:28 ] Conclusion

Useful Links

• Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
• Fay’s website: Bright Sky Career Coaching
• Kirsty Lewis’ website: School of Facilitation
• The Flipchart Facebook group
• The Essential HR Planner (hardback & digital versions available)

Other Relevant HR Coffee Time Episodes

Episode 110: Why facilitation skills can help your HR career & how to develop them, with Kirsty Lewis

Book Recommendations From the Episode

(Disclosure: book links are affiliate links, which means Fay will earn a small commission from Amazon if you make a purchase through them)

• The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint: Design Fast. Deliver Strong. Without Stress, by Leanne Hughes
• Neuroscience for Learning and Development: How to Apply Neuroscience and Psychology for Improved Learning and Training, by Stella Collins
• The Ten-Minute Trainer: 150 Ways to Teach it Quick and Make it Stick, by Sharon L. Bowman

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