Target Audience
This course will be beneficial for chairs of boards, CEOs, senior managers leading executive teams, officers engaging in community outreach, education/training workers, and staff leading meetings.
Outline
Effective facilitation can lead to clearer focus and purposeful action. In this workshop you will be introduced to methodologies, tools and techniques to design and deliver engaging events and meetings, as well as some tips for overcoming facilitation challenges. You will also have a chance to think about what is working in your own facilitated sessions, and what can be improved.
Methodology
Delivered online via Zoom.
Instructor
Clare Mulvany
Clare Mulvany is an educator, facilitator, and author living in West Cork, Ireland, and the founder of Thrive School. A graduate in International Education from Oxford University, she has been leading transformational learning programmes for over 20 years across the globe, weaving the strands of creative practice, service leadership and social justice. She is a guest lecturer and facilitator in University College Dublin’s Innovation Academy and Tangent - Trinity’s Idea’s Centre, Trinity College Dublin.
Outcomes
By the end of the session participants will:
- Gain a better understanding of key principles of effective facilitation
- Be introduced to delivery tools such as Intros, Icebreakers, Consensus Building Tools, Decision Making Tools
- Explore overcoming facilitation challenges and the role of the facilitator.
Carmichael’s Spring Summer 2026 Scheduled Training Programme is kindly sponsored by BoardEffect.
BoardEffect is part of Diligent, the leader in modern governance. BoardEffect delivers an agile board management solution optimised for governance leaders of nonprofits, higher education institutions, community healthcare organisations, and credit unions with the right tools, analytics, and insights to drive more efficient, transparent, and secure governance.
Fees
| €80 | Nonprofit Organisation |
| €70 | Carmichael Resident Organisation |
| €90 | Statutory Organisation |
| €90 | Corporate Organisation |
Testimonials
Faciltator was very inviting and help put the group at ease, and the techniques shared during the training are ones she was using too so we can see how it works in practice.
Clare herself! I really enjoyed the way she presented, she connected with the group well, even in the virtual setting.
The focus on the practical tools to engage people. Sharing experiences and ideas with other participants. Thinking about the different ways in which people learn and ensuring your material takes this into consideration.
I think the practical experience of the trainer in the area was very beneficial. As well as the relaxed but informative style.