Our meetings, workshops and events, our world, are increasingly moving online – now more than ever! So as leaders and facilitators we must be prepared to move with them. Virtual sessions can have advantages over face-to-face, but disadvantages too – not least, shorter attention spans and greater potential for distractions. How can we keep people engaged and focused when meeting online? For further details including other session outputs, see https://martingilbraith.com/free-facilitation-webinars/

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Online ToP Focused
Conversation Series
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How engaging
can your
online event
be?

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Session aims – 60 minutes
1. To connect, share and learn with
others sharing your interest in the topic
2. To experience ICA’s ToP Focused
Conversation method
3. To share sources of further
information and support
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About us
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Martin Gilbraith Megan Evans Dawn Williams Órla Cronin
Ester Mae Cox Alan Heckman NileenVerbeten Kayla Schnuelle
ICA:UK Facilitating Virtual Events training team - profiles

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About you >450 registered
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ToP Focused Conversation method
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ToP Focused conversation method

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How engaging can your online session be?
⚫ What kind of online events do we have
experience of?
⚫ When have you felt particularly engaged, or
disengaged? What was going on?
⚫ What are some tips & tools that can make a
difference? How engaging can your online session
be?
⚫ What’s one insight, tip or tool that you can
take away and apply?
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ToP Focused conversation

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ToP values
➢ Inclusive Participation
➢ Teamwork &
Collaboration
➢ Individual & Group
Creativity
➢ Ownership & Action
➢ Reflection & Learning
ToP methods
1. Focused Conversation
2. Consensus Workshop
3. Action Planning
4. Participatory Strategic
Planning
5. Historical Scan
6. …
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ICA’s Technology of Participation

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⚫ The Art of Focused Conversation
⚫ Getting to the Bottom of ToP
⚫ Is there a single, universal principle of facilitation?
⚫ Martin Gilbraith ICA:UK ToP training
⚫ ICA:UK ToP training
⚫ ICA:UK Free Resources
⚫ ICA & ToP Worldwide
⚫ IAF Worldwide
ToP training & resources

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Next Steps
Visit www.ica-uk.org.uk to:
⚫ Access the recording and slide show from this
session (under Free Resources)
⚫ Review our range of ToP training courses, online
and offline
⚫ Join the wider IAF England and Wales facilitation
community for ongoing opportunities for further
discussions (also via Free Resources)
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