About
Facilitation First Inc
For over thirty years, Facilitation First has been top of mind for companies requiring Facilitation Skills Training and Professional Facilitation Services. We specialize in helping leaders and subject matter experts transition to the role of meeting facilitator, where a structured process guides discussions ensuring better decisions, outcomes and highly inclusive participant engagement. We offer our workshops both onsite and in-person or in live, online instructor-led classrooms.
Our highly successful Facilitating Meetings with Ease workshop was developed by our founder, Michael Goldman and Ingrid Bens, master facilitator and author of the national bestselling books ‘Facilitating with Ease and ‘Facilitation at a Glance!’. With thousands of satisfied participants having taken our programs, we provide a proven, experiential workshop process that provides attendees with simple yet powerful tools that they can apply in their very next meeting. We also offer a wide array of advanced facilitation workshops as well as programs that support a more collaborative and facilitative approach to training, presenting, consulting and chairing meetings.
Why choose Facilitation First?
Facilitation First has been developing great meeting leaders since 1991
Over 10,000 satisfied learners indicate they would recommend our workshops to their colleagues
Facilitation First Trainers are Master Meeting Facilitators
Services
Facilitation First is dedicated to setting the standard of excellence in the provision of ‘process’ facilitation. Our experienced facilitators have successful, proven processes and tools for running collaborative sessions geared to any kind of meeting including strategic planning, problem-solving, decision-making and team alignment.
We also specialize in helping leaders and subject matter experts transition to the role of meeting facilitator, where a detailed process guides discussions ensuring better decisions, outcomes and optimum participant engagement.
Our core service offering includes:
- Virtual & In-Person Professional Meeting Facilitation, Moderation and Production Services
- Virtual & In-Room Training Solutions
- Virtual and In-Person Meeting Coaching & Consulting
- Facilitation First Certificate Program
Courses
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= Top 10 Course
Industries Served
Consumer Goods
Government
Non-Profit
Chemical & Natural Resources
Finance & Real Estate
Retail & Consumer Services
Education
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Technology & Software
Awards and Accreditation
IAF Endorsed Focused Programme: Facilitating Meetings With Ease
Human Resources Professional Association
Endorsed for Professional Development Units
The Canadian Association of Management Consultants
Endorsed for Professional Development Units
Reviews
Average rating 5
Thank you for all the tips and examples that I can immediately put to use. GREAT course!
Great session! Many good tips and techniques to use.
Excellent training that I recommend to all my colleagues. Very informative and dynamic!