Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Facilitation

    • Setting the Scene
  • 2

    Engagement Techniques

    • Questioning Skills
  • 3

    Managing Group Dynamics

    • Conflict Resolution
  • 4

    Deciding and Closing

    • Conclusions and Next Steps
  • 5

    Putting it All Together

    • Creating Your Facilitation Action Plan
  • 6

    Understanding the Facilitator's Role

    • Why Facilitation Fails - Course Promo

    • Facilitation Is Not Presenting, It's Guiding the Process

    • Facilitation Is Not Presenting, It's Guiding the Process

    • Stop Trying to Be the Smartest Person in the Room

    • Join the Ultamize Community

    • Why Facilitation Sessions Drift, and How to Fix It
  • 7

    Designing Successful Sessions Before They Begin

    • If You Don't Know the Outcome, Don't Start the Session

    • Your Agenda Is Not a List, It's a Thinking Process

    • Weekly Live Facilitation Coaching

    • Discussion, Decision, or Brainstorm, Know the Mode

    • The Hidden Structure Behind Every Effective Facilitation Session

    • What You Must Do Before Anyone Walks Into the Room
  • 8

    Creating Balanced Participation

    • Control the First Voice, Control the Session

    • How Early Participation Shapes Everything

    • Practice Assignment: Design the Opening of a Session (Homework)

    • Getting Quiet People to Contribute Naturally

    • Stop One Person from Taking Over the Room
  • 9

    Managing Group Energy and Focus

    • Preventing Side Conversations and Drift

    • Keep the Room Engaged Without Becoming the Entertainer

    • Ask Better Questions, Get Better Thinking

    • Sequence Questions to Improve Group Thinking
  • 10

    Guiding Conversations Toward Better Decisions

    • Capture Ideas So People Feel Heard

    • Redirect Without Shutting People Down

    • Use TJWalker AI for Facilitation Practice

    • If No One Disagrees, You May Be Failing

    • Turn Arguments into Better Decisions

    • Stay Calm When the Room Gets Uncomfortable
  • 11

    Putting It All Together

    • Practice Assignment: Handle Conflict and Redirection (Homework)

    • A Simple Facilitation System You Can Use Immediately

    • How to Think Like a Great Facilitator

    • Reset Your Facilitation, Use This Before Every Session

    • Course Conclusion: You Are Now the Person Who Makes Sessions Work