How to Design and Teach a Successful Workshop
A One-Day Workshop

Are you in a position of having to conduct a worskhop but you’ve never had any training on adult education? Have you been doing the same old workshop for months and are looking for some ways to liven it up a bit? Are you tired of doing all the talking in your workshops and want to find ways to get your audience more involved?

Glean some kernels of wisdom from a seasoned trainer who has worked with audiences ranging from doctors and tradeswomen to 5th grade peer helpers. Kathy has offered educational experiences from one hour workshops to ten day institutes.

Participants will:

1. Learn basic elements of workshop design including:
   • assessing learners’ needs
   • developing learning objectives
   • choosing appropriate teaching methods
   • sequencing activities
2. Learn methods for creating a safe learning environment.
3. Become familiar with experiential learning theory.
4. Discover the parallels between the stages of group development and the stages of a workshop.
5. Receive written materials on training including checklists for organizing a workshop.
6. Receive feedback on one of their workshop designs

© 2002 Kathy Germann Consulting.

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