Cohousing-L Mailing List: You are invited to a Facilation Workshop

[Kevin Wolf (kjwolf]

Dear co-housing community

These facilitation workshops are not designed specifically for people who
want to facilitate cohousing
meetings but the principles I teach are the same that I teach in workshops
for cohousing groups.  One of the key differences is that most groups and
organizations can find a way to remove truly uncooperative individuals
while a cohousing group has to live with them:-)  For the most part though,
cohousing groups are made up of members who have common goals and a
previous understanding on key principles (consensus based decision making,
member participation etc.)   Overall, I think you will find this one day
course will provide you with a lot of useful information and skill
building.    Kevin

Make Your Meetings Work
A One Day, Hands-on Intensive Training with Kevin Wolf
Attend either Friday, January 30 or Saturday, January 31=20
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Would you like to be able to make a difference in any meeting you attend,
whether you are the board chair, the designated facilitator or a=
 participant?
You can.  You just need a little training, a manual, and encouragement. =20
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Attend the workshop, Make Your Meetings Work, and exit ready to help craft
better meetings and processes for your work, non-profit, association,=
 family,
or any other activity that brings people together to make decisions,
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decisions that have the support and consensus of all partipants.
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will have opportunities to practice what they have learned in
hands-on exercises.  At the end of the day, each participant will leave with=
 a
detailed manual and confidence to put the ideas into practice.=20
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Some of the specifics of what will be taught include:
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    *Making introductions advance the meeting from the get-go.
    *Meeting groundrules and the power the group gives the facilitator.
    *The "six tricks" of facilitation. =20
    *How anyone can do the basics and why someone should.
    *The roles of note keeper and time keeper and how to make these=20
        task easy and effective.
    *Being both the facilitator and an active meeting participant.
    *Techniques for ensuring the next meeting will be successful.
    *Creating the meeting agenda. Gaining buy-in and agenda prioritization.
    *Delegating to committees and ensuring that committees are effective.
    *Techniques for turning a proposal into consensus.=20
    *What to do if consensus can't be reached. =20
    *Dealing with difficult people and tension-filled situations.
    *The essence of strategic planning and its importance to consensus.
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 The workshop will take place on from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January=
 30
 or Saturday, January 31, 1998 at the Sacramento Tree Foundation conference
 room at:  201 Lathrop Way in Sacramento

 The cost is $65 per person, price includes materials, coffee, lunch
Students and low income discount - $25.  =20
Advanced registration required.  Class size is limited.
You are welcome to circulate this to anyone else who might be interested.
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 Make checks payable to WorldWise, the non-profit sponsor of the workshop.
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 WorldWise Workshops
 441 La Purissima Way
 Sacramento, CA 95819
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 Over the past 15 years, Kevin Wolf has facilitated hundreds of meetings on
 numerous subjects and taught dozens of facilitation trainings.  He has
 developed this workshop so that the participants (20 maximum) learn enough
 basic skills, techniques and steps to immediately improve the next meeting
 they attend.   Join us on one of these dates for a great training!
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 More training dates are available.  Please call for a schedule. For more
 information, visit Kevin's website at www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/kjwolf, or
 contact him at 530-758-4211, kjwolf [at] dcn.davis.ca.us
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Registration:
Name:                           =09
Organization:
Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
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Date Attending:
 _____Friday, January 30
 _____Saturday, January 31
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 Rgistration Fee (includes coffee, lunch and materials):
 _____$65.00
 _____$25.00 (student or low income)
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Please let us know you are coming.  You may bring your payment to the
workshop.
Lunch will probably be Togo's sandwiches and you will have your choice. =
 Thank
you!
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