Impressive facilitation at Startup Week Tacoma
In early November Emily and I were honored to be invited to present at Tacoma's inaugural Startup Week.
What’s Startup Week?
Startup Week is a free, community-driven event that connects resources, access, and opportunities for historically under-represented communities.
This year’s event offered workshops and panels focused on aspects of starting and growing a business. This included sessions on marketing, financial literacy, digital equity, mental health, inclusivity, and fundraising.
Why is facilitation important for startups?
Meetings can make or break your startup. Disorganized meetings with colleagues and investors can decrease engagement and damage your reputation. Well-facilitated meetings:
build interest and get results
strengthen the relationship of participants
make people feel excited for the work you are doing together
Class Overview
The one hour workshop was highly interactive and covered:
What facilitation is
Why facilitation matters
Signs a meeting is going poorly
Signs a meeting is going well
Nine key tips for the basics of great facilitation
Tips for online or hybrid meetings
The hour flew by!
Everyone was able to share one learning that they will take into their future work.
Get more facilitation training
This Impressive Facilitation workshop was a great introduction to facilitation. Attendees started to recognize their current facilitation habits and learned new skills to build more engaging and effective meetings.
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If you are ready to dive deeper, consider registering for: EMERGE: How to facilitate meaningful interactions, better meetings, and joyful gatherings. Get $100 off if you register before January 8, 2024.
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