9.7
(6 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Create engaging online workshops that are *better* than in-the-room ones: more productive, more inclusive, richer and more fun
9.7
(6 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Create engaging online workshops that are *better* than in-the-room ones: more productive, more inclusive, richer and more fun
Hosted by
Judy Rees
Online-workshop designer, facilitator & trainer. Clients inc UNICEF, WHO, Oxfam
Course overview
People think that online workshops are almost always a waste of time: dull, ineffective, exclusive
But there is an alternative! In this course you'll build an online conversation which involves a wider mix of voices, so that everyone can be part of whatever comes next
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Humanitarian leaders and others who need to solve big problems together without the costs of global travel
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Facilitators of stakeholder workshops who are frustrated with current online formats and want the fun of collaboration back
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Innovators in tech and related areas who need real, practical insights from distant places, perhaps in the global south
You'll know exactly what to do, and when, to maximise everyone's participation in your specific event. Hint: it starts before it starts, and keeps the conversation going waaay beyond the workshop
Your participants will all be different, different levels of technical ability and different technical set-ups as well as all the personal differences we know and love. You'll learn how to maximise the chances of including everyone in group activities, now and in the future
Set up your workshop so that you're not at the mercy of the internet! This isn't Zoom 101 - it's primarily about people and what makes them tick - but you'll learn the specific steps to take so that when things wobble (and they will!), the conversation won't stop
Just because we're not all in the same place at the same time doesn't mean we can't love working together. You'll learn tried and tested tips and tricks to add joy and laughter to fully-remote workshops
This cohort-based course will include lots of small-group conversations with ample time to connect with, and learn from, your fellow students. Our courses attract some of the world's best facilitators, so deep learning is guaranteed
Buzzing online workshops for change-makers
1 hour
Essential reading and short videos to ensure you get maximum value from our live time together
90 minutes total
Apply what you're learning to your own challenges in a structured way, so that you can easily get feedback and improve
Optional session to share what you've tried, what you've learned, and what you'd like to know. I'll do my best to help.
9.7
(6 ratings)
Vuyiswa Ncontsa
Paul Crick
Barbara Dale-Jones
Alison Macklin
Sophie Haggerty
Jeremy Francis
Ruben de Winne
Phil Cain
Judy Rees has been leading distributed and hybrid teams for more than three decades, and delivering cohort-based live-online learning programmes for 12 years.
Named as a ‘Top 100 influencer in Remote Working’ in 2020 by Onalytica, Judy helps diverse groups of people to connect more deeply online, and to learn from each other, in highly-participative, highly-inclusive online gatherings.
She is a regular keynote speaker at online events, demonstrating key principles of engagement and inclusivity in the process.
As a trainer she has introduced hundreds of trainers, coaches, and facilitators to the joy of live online training and events.
As an event designer and facilitator/host she has worked with a wide range of organisations including the World Bank, World Health Organization and Unicef. She founded one of the world’s first online-video unconferences in 2016, and was a pioneer in adapting Liberating Structures to the online context.
She’s a prolific blogger on these subjects and authored the ebooks Web Events That Connect (2020) and Successful Hybrid Gatherings (2022).
In her first career as a journalist and media executive, she managed large remote teams for many years. Remote and hybrid working has always been the norm in journalism!
She's known as the co-author of 2009 category bestseller Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors And Opening Minds, and the creator of Collaboration Dynamics, a remote-first programme for team development. Clean Language, and its appreciation of metaphor, meaning-making, and the value of directing attention, informs and underpins her online-engagement work.
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1: The Participation On-Ramp
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2: The Structure of Online Events That Connect
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3: The Plan That Delivers
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Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you