Course Facilitators Prints

Adult Training Centre: Problem solving for beginners.

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

Inclusive speech

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'All those in doubt, raise your eyebrows.'

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"This isn't the big city anymore, Jim. I'm the facilitator now."

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

'Come on, Walter, you're wasting out time! Stop using complete sentences!'

"You're wondering why I've called you here."

Substance Abuse Seminar: How Not To Get Hooked!

How to engage an audience

'I'm feeling a sense of conclusion here, so let's draw things to a close.'

'He has a very open mind. Everything goes in one ear and out the other.'

"We'll start with some 'ice breakers' and 'team building' games..."

Keys to Success: Focus, Alertness, Concentration...

Start the session by doing something unusual.

'Is that why our games of hide and seek are over so quickly?'

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

The meeting will start a little late, intelligence is lost in the building somewhere.

"I hope I haven't taken you aback by asking you to attend the change seminar."

"We can't even agree what to argue about any more!"

As the Chief Corporate Adrenal Gland of the company, Fred's recommendations were rarely a surprise.

The facilitator from hell.

'And now, Gentlemen, that we have our thinking caps on, let us continue.'

'Ladies and gentlemen, today we're going to get down to nuts and bolts.'

'Do you get the feeling that, in educational workshops, there are way too many buzzwords thrown around?'

'Benson will you stop trying to dominate the meeting.'

"Nothing beats work events to mingle, build relationships, and backstab fellow colleagues."

'We're running late and I have much to cover. Can you hold your eight-part question for later?'

"Well...this meeting is about...ummhh...structure and...ummhhh...preparation. Well...ummhh...at least I think so..."

"Let's welcome our new member, Bob!" "You, too!" "'You, too'? Idiot!"

"Motion denied then"