Workshop Mastery

The art and craft of teaching what you know

Workshop literally means "a place to come together to learn." That's the idea I've built everything around.

A workshop is designed to teach - not merely to entertain - so when you run one, you're not just facilitating. You're teaching. The attendees are your students, and your one job is that they leave knowing something worth knowing, that they can put into action.

I've run more than 250 workshops, and my Everyday Communication workshop has won best-workshop at conferences again and again. For a while I assumed that was down to charm - then I realised I don't have much of that, so something else must be going on.

When I took my approach apart, I found the real reasons: structure, preparation, clarity of thought, effective communication, attention and a relentless focus on the student learning. This book is all of it, laid out so you can do the same.

It's honestly my favourite thing I've made. You'll find how people actually learn, a toolkit of teaching methods and when to reach for each, how to plan a session that ladders from one simple idea up to real depth, how to read a room and keep it alive all day, and how to keep getting better after every one.

One rule runs through it: avoid dullness, because without attention, no learning can happen.

What you get

• The complete 121-page guide (PDF), instant download
• My actual award-winning workshop lesson plan
• A room-layout guide and a one-page reference on the elements of speech
• Lifetime access - yours to keep

Inside the book

• Your role as teacher (you are a teacher; know your subject; develop your character and style)
• How people learn (it's 50/50; the inductive, simple-to-complex method)
• A toolkit of teaching methods (conversation, exemplars, practical and interactive work, comparison, stories, visuals, reviews)
• Planning (purpose, audience and context; the plan; laddering; choosing words; making it stick)
• In the room (room setup; first impressions; making it interesting; reading the room; winning and holding attention)
• The teacher's craft (decisiveness, tact, treating people like people; explaining clearly; good questions; challenging people)
• Getting better (reflection, a logbook, refreshing the workshop).

If you have something worth teaching, this is everything I know about teaching it well.

"A good workshop isn't just energising and fun. You come away having learned something you can put into action. The teacher has taught; the student has learned."

Included resources

Three practical tools included with the book:

• Sample workshop outline
• Seating guide
• One-page reference on elements of speech

Designed to support preparation and reflection in real sessions.

Published by Cultivated · Created in the United Kingdom · English

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