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47% of people consider online meetings as a waste of time
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45% of people complain that there are too many online calls
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73% of people do other work during online calls
Now, who wants to be in yet another online meeting? Exactly! Nobody. Yet somehow, we are stuck in a loop of unproductive, soul-sucking meetings and boring sleep-inducing online sessions.
What if it doesn't have to be this way? What if your online sessions can become a joyful, energizing time where nobody wants to leave the session... while still being productive?
This is where facilitation kicks in. By acquiring skills, tools, and a specific mindset through real-time practice, you can become someone whose online sessions are a breath of fresh water in a desert.
This course will help you lead live, engaging, and productive online sessions that your teams, online groups, students, and communities will cherish!
👋 Video recording from October 2023 cohort
🧙♂️ This is a transformational experience
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I feel intimidated by live online sessions with groups
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I get lost, blush, hesitate, and don’t know what to do
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I experience stage fright and collapse when something doesn’t go according to plan
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I behave strangely or unnaturally and criticize myself after a session
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I waste energy and feel exhausted and drained after each session.
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On my sessions, people are disconnected, with cameras turned off, not in contact, with minimum interaction.
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On my calls, people do not engage in participation and conversations
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I conduct energetic, live, and productive online calls.
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I know many tools and can organize a fruitful meeting, workshop, or simple team-building, brainstorm, set the intention and culture of the group, and support it with interventions.
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I can change the energy of a group and direct people towards a given goal.
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I know how to stop unproductive conversations and include everyone in communication.
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I can create psychological safety and maintain it while working with a group.
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I feel more energized and charged after every group call.
🔥 On this course you will
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Master facilitation skills for conducting live online meetings
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Discover and strengthen your leadership qualities
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Try out dozens of different facilitation tools
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Take a detailed look at your strengths and weaknesses
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Receive a lot of feedback from curators and participants
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Conduct several open facilitations for participants
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Get acquainted with the facilitation framework for online meetings
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Learn to work with energy of a group and how to change it
❤️ Alumni feedback
This is one of the best courses I've been to this year. Involvement at the top level, a skillfully combined structure with the processing of material and ownership of fixed projects at the exit. A new method of providing feedback with the involvement of the team and introspection. Professionally, my meetings with the team reached a new level; I started to conduct retros, brainstorms, and just regular meetings more effectively because I can skillfully facilitate the team, take breaks when I feel like it, and form a culture inside that reveals each of the participants.
Svyatoslav Ivanchuk
Head of Sales
Most of all, I use check-in practices when conducting meetings, which is very useful (because before, it was more for a tick). I also use energizer practices and interventions. Previously, I paid less attention to the team's emotional state and more to the professional one. Now, the focus is gradually changing from the self to the group.
Oleksiy Lexus
CEO
The facilitation course is an indispensable experience for my professional development. The content of the course was comprehensive, covering a wide range of essential topics and as applicable as possible. Everything was worked out with the group in practice, from mastering communication techniques to managing group dynamics and problem-solving. Constant exchange of experience and analysis of experience with colleagues provided valuable insights.
Iryna Virsta
Head of Quality Department
I used to promote my own personality more during brainstorms. But now, when I am a facilitator, my personality is not blocking the flow of ideas. I try to explain it to everyone to create a more comfortable atmosphere.
What did I get?
1. Learned to perform fantastic brainstorming sessions with the team according to all the rules of brainstorming.
2. Learned how to use energizers at daily meetings and interviews to change the group's energy.
3. Learned how to make my 1-1s with the team deeper and safer
Vera Tigareva
Administrative Director
After the course, assessing a person's mood and motivation is easier. Display on 1tu1 for conversation. Many times, less boring meetings with the questions "How are you? What's new? What's the weather like?"
Evheniy Bezpalyi
Tech PM
I tried to use exercises at meets with a team and general meets, and it turned out to be very interesting and helpful (for example, changing the environment or relaxing/switching). Don't expect your facilitation training to end after this course! You will definitely want to continue learning this! I’m looking forward to new meetings with the guys with whom I studied, so that I can continue to practice.
Oxana Roxy
Project Manager
Embarking on this course became a transformative journey for me. It wasn't just about learning facilitation techniques - it was about finding a vibrant, supportive community where I discovered the power within myself. This course provided a safe, nurturing space that encouraged me to explore various facilitation styles, embrace different roles within a group, and grow through insightful feedback.
It's like stepping into a world where every session becomes a canvas for creativity and connection, where productivity meets joy, and where the energy is palpable enough to inspire everyone involved. Big thanks for this exhilarating journey!
Svetlana Semenova
Project Manager
📆 Schedule for upcoming cohort
05 Dec.
5-8PM (CET)
07 Dec.
5-8PM (CET)
12 Dec.
5-8PM (CET)
14 Dec.
5-8PM (CET)
19 Dec.
5-8PM (CET)
21 Dec.
5-8PM (CET)
🔴 Sessions will be recorded, so that you will not miss anything important
📆 Join waitlist for a future cohort
👋 Hi, we are Ivan and Iaroslava
Facilitators, organizational consultants, conflict specialists, deep democracy advocates, process work learners, community, and podcast hosts.
We've been leading, facilitating, and teaching remote teams how to facilitate for over seven years. We are fortunate enough to have a diverse experience working with creative agencies, startups, big corporate organizations, NGOs, communities, and multinational, multicultural groups.
Originally coming from Ukraine, we have a deep understanding of what it means to facilitate groups in highly stressful environments, working with trauma, and working in polarised high-conflict communities.
We have trained a couple hundred facilitators and leaders who work in companies and NGOs and led thousands of corporate trainings, facilitations, and brainstorming sessions both offline and online.
We invite you to join us in this neverending self-exploration journey of the magnificent world of facilitation.
Iaroslava Matveichuk & Ivan Holiakov
🤝 Partial list of our clients:
📸 Some memories from our facilitations:
🎁 Exactly what you get in this course
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6 x 180-min Sessions
Where you will get a chance to witness and participate in real-time facilitation, perform your own facilitation, get to know various tools, and receive feedback from coaches and participants.
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Toolkit
Get access to a meticulously gathered set of bulletproof tools that we have used for years.
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Pre-recorded course
An entertaining video course with theory and frameworks to dive deep into the facilitation basics and get you prepared for the practice. It will also be available to you after the course ends.
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Community chat
A space for you and your peers to hang around, ask questions, support, and cheer each other on this educational journey. Some of them will become your longterm friends and even future collaborators.
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5 x 30-min 1:1 calls
Where we help you get prepared and set up for your upcoming facilitation practice. Answer questions and brainstorm solutions for any challenges you might face during education.
✅ Enrollment and payment
Installment plan
$249/month
Two installment payments
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Six online meetings of 3 hours each on Zoom (18h)
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Up to five individual 30-minute coaching sessions
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A pre-recorded video course with theory
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Toolbox with exercises
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Access to cohort-based group chat
Full payment
$499 $699
-33% Early bird discount
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Six online meetings of 3 hours each on Zoom (18h)
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Up to five individual 30-minute coaching sessions
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A pre-recorded video course with theory
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Toolbox with exercises
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Access to cohort-based group chat
🏁 This is just the beginning
Facilitation 1.0 (This course)
Working with groups of people online
Conducting engaging and productive online calls with groups of people in work, communities, and collectives
Leading the group to its purpose, switching energy levels, brainstorming, reflections, icebreakers, finding consensus, psychological safety, breakout rooms, digital boards, etc.
Facilitation 3.0 (Launching soon)
Holding spaces for healing
Creating healing and sacred spaces of deeper exploration, working with trauma, multicultural conflict resolution
Understanding the field and channels of perception, working with signals, resolving conflicts in a diverse setting, witnessing and being with another
Facilitation 2.0 (Preregistration open)
Working with conflicts and difficult situations
Acquiring skills and mindset to deal with conflicting situations, sabotage patterns, aggression, and disagreements
Conflicts and phases of escalation, ranks, and privileges, roles, politics, double signals, transferring, inner work of facilitator.
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📆 Cohort dates do not fit your schedule?
🤨 FAQ
Who is this course for?
If you work with groups of people online, this course is for you. Manager, team lead, startup founder, community leader, consultant, training program director, L&D specialist, course creator, HR, teacher, etc. If you do not work with groups of people remotely and do not plan to do so, this course is not for you :)
Do I need any basic facilitation knowledge?
No, our course is designed for beginners and as a practice platform for experienced ones. It would be a great addition if you have access to the group with whom you want to practice the acquired skills later. Your team, your community, your students, or your friends.
What can I do after this course?
You will leave the course with a large set of experienced and tested facilitation tools for every day, feedback from us and other course participants, increased self-confidence as a leader, and a new mindset about teamwork. You will be able to conduct group sessions with more confidence and feel the group's energy better.
How much time should be allocated for training?
Two meetings a week for three hours plus 30 minutes in between for coaching sessions. It’s also worth setting aside time to prepare for classes because... this is a practical course. You will practice a lot and try out the exercises other participants will do.
What if I miss some group sessions?
You will miss the most important thing — practice. If we will have agreement with the group on recording — sessions will be recorded.
What software will we use in this course?
Online calls in Zoom, schedule and lesson plan in Notion, several times Miro, group in telegram. You do not need any special technical training before starting training. We will tell you everything you need during the process.
Can I get a receipt for the course fee?
Yes, we can prepare receipts for your accounting department.
Can I bring a friend or buy a course for my team?
Yes, we have special discounts depending on the number of people. Write an email to hello@beyondedge.school, and we will send you the details.
What if the course is not suitable for me?
If after the first lesson you feel that this course is not for you, we will refund your entire tuition fee.
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