Institute for Facilitation Excellence
Inspire Every Audience
The Institute for Facilitation Excellence is a dynamic, hands-on professional development experience to help you become a more confident, engaging and effective facilitator.
The most impactful leaders don't just share information. They engage, inspire and create lasting learning experiences. Set yourself apart and amplify your influence.
This program is for instructors who:
- Lead workshops.
- Facilitate meetings.
- Onboard new employees.
- Deliver technical training.
- Present to stakeholders.
Through interactive learning, real-world practice and expert coaching, strengthen your ability to connect with any audience and facilitate engaging and professional presentations that make a lasting impact.
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Contact Keith McGee with questions or for more information.
Nashville
September 22, 2026
November 3, 2026
January 12, 2027
March 2, 2027
May 4, 2027
July 20, 2027
Knoxville
October 20, 2026
December 1, 2026
February 2, 2027
April 13, 2027
June 29, 2027
August 17, 2027
- Nashville: September 22, 2026
- Knoxville: October 20, 2026
Participants will:
- Create engaging learning opportunities.
- Apply classroom techniques on the job.
- Capture the audience’s attention with an engaging introduction.
- Use techniques to build rapport with your audience.
- Offer a break from content by using brain teasers and mental and physical activities.
- Nashville: November 3, 2026
- Knoxville, December 1, 2026
Participants will:
- Describe and identify different types of learners and learning preferences.
- Recognize types of learning exchanges.
- Lead participant activities such as discussion, role play, case study, demo, peer teach and reflection.
- Demonstrate use of activities in a training module.
- Nashville: January 12, 2027
- Knoxville: February 2, 2027
Participants will:
- Discover what every instructor needs to know about adult learners.
- Establish rapport with the audience.
- Ask great questions and respond to questions.
- Practice facilitating a discussion.
- Nashville: March 2, 2027
- Knoxville: April 13, 2027
Participants will:
- Present information in a variety of ways and demonstrate how to do so.
- Think outside-the-box about what resources are most valuable to your audience.
- Learn tools used to create presentations.
- Be introduced to the teach-back capstone presentation.
- Nashville: May 4, 2027
- Knoxville: June 29, 2027
Participants will:
- Master tips and tricks for using PowerPoint and Canva.
- Learn to use templates.
- Create background designs and master slides.
- Turn slides into notes, handouts and resource pages.
- Use Canva to design custom visuals and graphics.
- Experiment with different presentation formats using your current teaching content.
- Nashville: July 20, 2027
- Knoxville: August 17, 2027
Objectives
- Become familiar with tools to prevent problematic behavior in the classroom.
- Introduction and implementation of a four-step intervention.
- Present your teach-back capstone presentation.
Teach-Back Capstone Presentation
- Teach a 10-minute lesson to your classmates.
- Demonstrate an understanding of learned skills.
- Integrate and apply best practices and knowledge into a relevant training presentation.
