Part of the Intro to Facilitating Groups Webinar Series

Better Meetings Start With Better Facilitation.

Think about the meetings you led this year. Were the right people engaged? Did conversations stay focused? Were decisions clear? Did participants leave committed to what happened next?

Or did too many meetings end with unclear outcomes, limited participation, conversations that wandered off track, or decisions that never translated into action?

Great meetings don't happen by accident. They're intentionally facilitated.

Join David Stargel, CEO of Leadership Strategies, for a practical introduction to the foundational skills that effective facilitators use to help groups engage, collaborate, make decisions, and achieve meaningful results.

Whether you're new to facilitation, regularly lead meetings as part of your role, or want to strengthen your skills heading into 2027, this session will introduce you to practical techniques you can begin using immediately.

What You'll Learn

In this session, you'll discover:

✓ The 6 Ps of Preparation for designing meetings with clear purpose, structure, and outcomes

✓ How to use the** IEEI Model—Inform, Excite, Empower, Involve—to engage participants from the very beginning**

✓ The difference between simply leading a meeting and facilitating a group toward an outcome

✓ Why participant involvement creates greater ownership, commitment, and follow-through

✓ Practical techniques for managing common meeting challenges such as low engagement, distractions, and side conversations

✓ Proven facilitation methods for keeping groups focused, involved, and moving toward results

Who Should Attend

This webinar is ideal for:

• New and aspiring facilitators
• Team leaders, managers, and supervisors
• Project and program managers
• HR, Learning & Development, and Organizational Development professionals
• Professionals who regularly lead meetings, workshops, or collaborative discussions
• Experienced meeting leaders looking to strengthen their facilitation fundamentals
• Anyone who wants their meetings to produce greater participation, alignment, and results

What You Get

✓ 60 minutes of practical facilitation instruction

✓ Foundational tools and frameworks you can apply immediately

✓ Real-world facilitation techniques and examples

✓ Live Q&A

✓ Recording of the session

✓ Additional facilitation resources

As you look toward 2027, discover how stronger facilitation skills can help you lead better meetings, create greater participation, and achieve better results.