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Facilitation Fundamentals
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Facilitation Mastery
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Facilitation Fundamentals ✳︎ Facilitation Live ✳︎ Facilitation Mastery ✳︎
Most people who facilitate were never taught how. They present, they talk, they fill silence, and call it facilitation. This 45-minute self-guided course changes that.
Facilitation Fundamentals gives you the mindset shift and the foundational moves that separate presenters from facilitators. No fluff. No theory for theory's sake. Just the essentials you need to show up differently in your next session.
Includes: Instant access, self-paced video lessons, downloadable reference guide, no login required.
⏱ Duration: 45 minutes, self-guided
🎯 Best for: Anyone who runs meetings, workshops, or training sessions
📅 Access: Immediate — start today
What to expect:
Why facilitation and presenting are fundamentally different
The three moves every facilitator needs before they say a word
How to read a room and respond — not just deliver
Your first facilitation self-audit
Most facilitators wing their sessions. This one-page planner changes that.
The Facilitation Alive Session Planner walks you through every critical element before you step into the room — from who's in the audience and what could go wrong, to your opening, your three key moments, and what you're leaving them with.
Built for facilitators who want to show up prepared, not just present.
Knowing how to facilitate isn't enough if your tech is fighting you. Facilitation Live is a practical setup course for facilitators running sessions on Zoom, Teams, Miro, Mural, or in-room — covering everything from screen sharing without chaos to running a live whiteboard without losing the room.
Move from death-by-slideshow to sessions people actually participate in.
Includes: Step-by-step setup guides, platform walkthroughs, troubleshooting checklists, templates for virtual and hybrid environments.
⏱ Duration: Self-paced (approx. 2–3 hours)
🎯 Best for: Facilitators, L&D professionals, and managers running virtual or hybrid sessions
🛠 Covers: OBS, Streamdeck and more
What to expect:
Virtual room setup that supports participation, not passive watching
How to run Miro/Mural without it becoming a distraction
Hybrid session configuration — managing two rooms at once
Troubleshooting the 10 most common tech failures mid-session
Most facilitators don't know exactly where their practice is strong and where it's leaking.
The Facilitation Diagnostic changes that.
Work through 7 core facilitation competencies — Presence, Design, Questioning, Reading the Room, Energy Management, Facilitation Voice, and Close and Transfer. Score yourself honestly against 5 statements per competency. Plot your profile. Then build a development plan around your actual gaps, not the ones you assumed you had.
This isn't a quiz. It's a proper diagnostic tool — the kind that tells you something useful.
Includes:
7 scored competency assessments
Visual spider chart profile to plot your results
7 development plan pages with level descriptors, development focus and next actions
Commitment and review dates for each competency
Best for: Independent facilitators, L&D professionals and coaches who want an honest picture of where their practice is right now.
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Most facilitators finish a session and move on. The ones who improve don't.
The Facilitation Alive Session Debrief is a structured one-page reflection tool — built to help you identify what worked, what didn't, and the one change that will make your next session better.
Complete it within 24 hours. It takes ten minutes. The improvement compounds.
Facilitation Mastery is a 4-week guided programme with Shane McGrath — built for anyone ready to move from competent presenter to confident, skilled facilitator.
You'll build on the foundations, develop your facilitation identity, and leave with a repeatable system for designing and running sessions that create real change — not just engagement.
This isn't a course you watch. It's a programme you work through.
Includes: 4 live weekly sessions with Shane, structured self-study between sessions, peer cohort access, session design templates, and post-programme coaching call.
⏱ Duration: 4 weeks (live + self-study)
🎯 Best for: Independent facilitators, L&D professionals, managers, and coaches
📅 Format: Weekly live sessions + structured self-study
👤 Led by: Shane McGrath
What to expect (4-week arc):
Week 1: Facilitation identity — dismantling the presenter mindset
Week 2: Session design — building from outcomes, not activities
Week 3: Reading and responding — live facilitation skills
Week 4: Your facilitation system — making it repeatable and scalable
Every facilitator faces a moment when the room stops working.
The silent group. The person who won't stop talking. The sceptic with crossed arms. The room on their phones. The conversation that's gone completely off track. The direct challenge to your authority.
Most facilitators react. The best ones are ready.
The Difficult Room Playbook gives you a clear, practical response to the 6 most difficult situations you'll face — what's actually happening, what not to do, and exactly what to do instead. Then a full workbook section so you practise each scenario before you need it live.
This isn't theory. It's a toolkit you use.
Includes:
6 scenario reference cards
6 workbook pages with practice prompts, decision trees and reflection questions
My Difficult Room Plan — your personal action page
2025
“Shane McGrath...what can I say? He was absolutely incredible as a trainer. His passion for the subject? Totally infectious! You could just tell how much he loves what he does. And let me tell you, Shane went above and beyond to make sure we actually GOT IT. He didn't just teach, he engaged. He created such a dynamic and fun learning environment. His willingness to go the extra mile made the course not just good, but truly exceptional.”
Robbie B.