Panel facilitation skills

Description

Chairing or facilitating a panel discussion is a particular skill.

When many experts and specialists in their field are asked to do this, they discover that it is not as easy as they imagined.

Pitching and introducing the session, involving everyone, promoting audience engagement, dealing with difficult panellists and ending the discussion can all be a challenge for inexperienced facilitators.

Our panel facilitation training workshop focuses on providing delegates with the techniques and confidence they need to chair panel debates effectively.

It is delivered by BBC presenter Martine Croxall and is highly interactive, blending theory with practical exercises. During the course, you will learn:

Each delegate will have the chance to chair a panel discussion, with the other delegates and Martine playing different roles as panellists.