Group facilitator training, US-wide
Facilitation Skills Training for the People Who Run Your Meetings
Give managers and team leads the skills to guide meetings, ideation sessions and decisions. Taught by working facilitators who have led 250+ projects.
- Practice leading mini-meetings and get live feedback
- Workbook with agendas, tools and templates to keep
- Formats from 2 hours to 3 days, in person or remote
Guiding groups since 1999: 150+ clients and 250+ projects completed.
Prefer to talk? Call 1.415.479.2028
Request facilitation training pricing
Tell us your group size, goals and rough dates. We will follow up with format options and a quote.
Why teams pick this training
Learn by doing
Participants practice leading short meetings with interactive tools, then get feedback they can use the next day.
Tools they keep
Each participant gets a workbook with agendas, templates and tools for planning and running meetings.
Taught by real facilitators
Your trainer facilitates sessions for a living. Our team includes authors of books on meetings, innovation and team building.
Built around your meetings
We tailor content to your goals, so people practice on the kinds of meetings they actually lead.
Fits your calendar
Short 2 to 4 hour workshops, or one, two and three day advanced versions for deeper skill building.
On-site, off-site or remote
We deliver across the United States and run sessions virtually for spread-out teams.
What facilitation skills training covers
Most meetings drift because no one was taught how to guide a group. We fix that. Your people learn how to plan an agenda, draw out every voice, handle difficult moments and end with clear decisions and next steps.
You can start with a short meeting skills workshop or go deeper with multi-day facilitator training, where participants design and lead sessions using ideation and problem solving tools.
- Leading Effective Meetings: agendas, difficult situations, idea generation and follow-up (2 to 4 hours; one- or two-day advanced versions)
- Facilitating Ideation Sessions: designing agendas, using ideation tools, guiding discussion, plus practice leading mini-meetings (2 to 3 days)
- Problem Solving & Decision Making training: gap analysis and decision-making analysis for groups or individuals (1 to 3 days)
- Creative Thinking & Innovation Agility: building fluency, flexibility and uniqueness in idea generation
- Large group methods including Open Space Technology, World Café and Appreciative Inquiry
- Executive facilitation coaching for leaders who run high-stakes sessions
- Workbook with tools and templates for every participant
- Delivered on-site, off-site or remotely, for groups from 5 to 500 people
Organizations that trust our trainers
“Bruce taught us through the "Leading Effective Meetings" workshop, how to make our meetings more productive. By being more productive and structured in our meeting process, we found it did not take as many meetings to achieve our goals. The meetings may not have decreased, but the nature of the meetings have changed and we are achieving many more goals on our continuous improvement project lists! The "Leading Effective Meetings" method has become a standard operating procedure for our organization which we will train on a continuous basis. We look forward to a long, healthy, productive working relationship with Honig IdeaGuides.”
“I am getting great feedback from staff who are using the tools they received during the training. Many staff informed me that after leaving the class they immediately utilized what they learned to deal with upset or confused citizens. The class was great and we may need your services again after hiring new staffing in administration and inspection.”
“I have been to countless workshops on team building. However, yours was without a question one of the best I have ever participated in. Your exercises were user-friendly, fun to do, and most importantly, truly served their educational purposes...Furthermore, I felt that your group facilitation skills were among the best I had ever witnessed. Even with a tough audience, you made everyone feel comfortable and energized. For me, your session made my 6-hour plane trip (in each direction!) worth it.”
What happens after you ask
Share your goals
Send your group size, the meetings they lead and the dates you have in mind.
Get a plan and price
We talk it through, then send a tailored outline, format options and a quote.
Run the training
Your facilitator delivers the workshop on-site, off-site or online. People practice, then leave with a workbook of tools.
Frequently asked questions
How much does facilitation skills training cost?
Price depends on the group size, the length of the workshop and whether it is delivered on-site, off-site or remotely. Tell us those details and we will send a quote.
How long does the training take?
Leading Effective Meetings runs 2 to 4 hours, with one- and two-day advanced versions. Facilitating Ideation Sessions training runs 2 to 3 days. Problem solving and decision making training runs 1 to 3 days.
How many people can attend?
We work with groups from 5 to 500 people. Group size shapes the format and the amount of hands-on practice, so share your number and we will recommend a setup.
Can the training be delivered remotely?
Yes. Sessions are delivered on-site, off-site or virtually, which works well for teams spread across locations.
Where do you travel?
We are based in the San Francisco Bay Area and work nationwide, with frequent sessions in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Houston and Las Vegas.
Will the training match the meetings our people actually run?
Yes. We tailor the content to your goals and organization so participants practice on the types of meetings and sessions they lead at work.
Build facilitation skills inside your team
Send your group size, goals and possible dates. We will come back with format options and a quote for your facilitation skills training.
- Practice leading mini-meetings and get live feedback
- Workbook with agendas, tools and templates to keep
- Formats from 2 hours to 3 days, in person or remote
Prefer to talk? Call 1.415.479.2028