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You have attended workshops, you have seen them masterfully commanded by other people, and you really want to get a handle on doing this workshop thing yourself. This workshop is the workshop that will help you create and facilitate a workshop of your very own, in whatever workshop fashion you decide upon.
Mushroom Mushroom
Russ Unger will help you identify the path unlocking the workshop achievement in whatever platform you choose. You will learn how to plan your agenda, structure your workshop, and identify the tools that are needed to help you along the way. Preparation is only a small portion of The Workshop Workshop; you will also gain from the wisdom of the CrankyTalk Workshops to help you feel more comfortable with your material–and yourself–in front of a group of people who are relying upon you to be their guide.
Snake
There will be activities where you will experience the true nature of “trial by fire” or “getting your feet wet” (whichever metaphor you prefer). That is correct: You will be leading your very own workshop within The Workshop Workshop, and presenting your findings and results back to the rest of the workshop attendees.
Bring your most comfortable pair of shoes, your favorite writing utensil, and all the gumption you can muster.
5. Every Workshop Deserves an Agenda
"I've often found, though, that
deserving and happening don't
always necessarily go together."
-Tasslehoff Burrfoot
12. Facilitators Do These Things:
• Define the Teams
• Define the Goal(s)
• Define the Task(s)
• Keep the Task on Track
• Keep the Task on Time
• Provide Guidance
• Provide Focus
• Avoid Contributing Unless
Required; Guides Through
Group
• Provides a Framework
• Follows Agenda
18. Do Do Do!
• Establish Q&A Rules Upfront
• Know Your Topic
• Repeat the Question
• Incentivize
• Be Aware of the Time
• Continue the Conversation Later
Do Not Not Not!
• Fear Not Knowing an Answer
• Relinquish Control
• Answer Everything RIGHT NOW
• Fight, Argue, Battle, Rage
• Feel Forced to Do Q&A
• Fear Owning a Mistake
30. Sound Familiar?
Let’s whiteboard
this out...
I’ll schedule a
quick brainstorm...
We’ll plan a
working session...
Can we sketch
out some ideas
together?
39. Orchestration is Key
• What, When, Where, Etc.
Prepare the workshop-specific details
• Follow-Up
Collecting & distributing outcomes
• Structure & Timing
Planning the Activity / Activities
• Organize the Attendees
Getting the right people, place, time
41. - Russ Unger
- Scott Berkun
How to Prepare
• UX-Type methods; rapid prototyping
• Rough outline & slides; practice
• Iterate at challenge areas
• Repeat until no changes needed
- Christina Wodtke
• Get your content out quickly
• Fix the things that are vague
• Remove needless content
• Tighten up; get the story right
• Get ideas out without a filter
• Assess; add where necessary
• Cut without mercy
• Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
42. Elements of a Workshop
• People
• Timeline
• Agenda
• Environment
• Materials
• Supplies
• Presentation (if needed)
• Goals
• Outcomes
• Samples
51. Preparing is
• UX-Type methods; rapid prototyping
• Rough outline & slides; practice
• Iterate at challenge areas
• Repeat until no changes needed
- Scott Berkun
- Christina Wodtke
• Get your content out quickly
• Fix the things that are vague
• Remove needless content
• Tighten up; get the story right
• Get ideas out without a filter
• Assess; add where necessary
• Cut without mercy
• Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.- Russ Unger
Practicing
68. So What?
How does this all relate to the larger picture?
Workshops should make these very clear:
• What do we accomplish?
• What do we gain/save?
• Why did we spend this time together?- Dr. Arthur P. Doederlein